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Contextualising the Economic Pathways of Women’s Empowerment Findings from a Multi-Country Research Programme
Institute of Development Studies, Sussex [ES], 2011Women’s paid work has featured in the development literature for two main reasons. The instrumental reason relates to its potential to contribute to a variety of development goals, from poverty reduction to human development to economic growth. The intrinsic reason is its potential to transform the lives of women and girls by addressing gender inequalities on a wide variety of fronts.DocumentThe under reporting of women's economic activity in Bangladesh: an examination of official statistics
Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee, 2011In Bangladesh women are engaged in a variety of economic activities ranging from homestead based expenditure saving activities to outside paid work. However, women's work always remains under reported, especially women’s non‐market homestead based economic activities. Under reporting is particularly critical in the case of official statistics.DocumentPaid work, women’s empowerment and inclusive growth: Transforming the structures of constraint
UN Women, 2013Drawing on household survey data collected in Egypt, Ghana and Bangladesh as part of the Pathways of Women’s Empowerment Consortium, this report provides insights into the ‘resource’ pathways that enhance women’s agency and thereby contribute to the inclusiveness of the economic growth process.DocumentPaid work, women’s empowerment and inclusive growth: Transforming the structures of constraint
UN Women, 2013Drawing on household survey data collected in Egypt, Ghana and Bangladesh as part of the Pathways of Women’s Empowerment Consortium, this report provides insights into the ‘resource’ pathways that enhance women’s agency and thereby contribute to the inclusiveness of the economic growth process.DocumentDoes paid work provide a pathway to women’s empowerment? Empirical findings from Bangladesh
Institute of Development Studies UK, 2011The debate about the relationship between paid work and women’s position within the family and society is a long standing one. Some argue that women’s integration into the market is the key to their empowerment while others offer more sceptical, often pessimistic, accounts of this relationship.DocumentMonitoring progress in child poverty reduction: methodological insights and illustration to the case study of Bangladesh
2013Important steps have been taken at international summits to set up goals and targets to improve the wellbeing of children worldwide. Now the world also has more and better data to monitor progress.DocumentAccess to urban basic services and determinants of satisfaction: a comparison by non-slum and slum dwellers in Dhaka City
The Institute of Governance Studies, 2013Dhaka has experienced rapid urbanisation in recent decades. However, the city’s infrastructure and basic utility service provisions lag behind its physical expansion making it one of the least livable cities in the world. The government of Bangladesh provides various utility services, water, electricity, waste collection, among others, to urban dwellers.DocumentDomestic violence against women in Bangladesh: discovering two sides of a coin
The Institute of Governance Studies, 2013Bangladesh has made significant strides as far as women empowerment is concerned, as reflected in various gender indicators. However, the country’s progress is less satisfactory in the area of domestic violence.DocumentTransforming aquatic agricultural systems towards gender equality: a five country review
Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research, 2012Aquatic agricultural systems (AAS) are systems in which the annual production dynamics of freshwater and/or coastal ecosystems contribute significantly to total household income.DocumentPushed to the limit: Evidence of climate change-related loss and damage when people face constraints and limits to adaptation
United Nations University Institute for Environment and Human Security, 2013Research report assessing climate change related loss and damage and evidence of subsequent societal impacts.Pages