Browsing by Author "Tasneem, Sakiba"
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An assessment of a Tsunami warning in South -East Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2007-12)This research aims to look at household responses to a tsunami warning that took place in south-east coastal areas of Bangladesh on 12 September 2007. The study was conducted in both the mainland and islands of Coxs Bazar ... -
Does paid work provide a pathway to women's empowerment? Empirical findings from Bangladesh
(BRAC University, 2011-07)The 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 ... -
Measuring 'empowerment' using quantitative household survey data
For poor women paid work is not simply a pathway out of poverty, but has more deeper transformative potential, including both internal transformation (changes in women's personal and political consciousness and agency as ... -
Reservation wage of female volunteer community health workers in Dhaka urban slums: a bidding game approach
Background: BRAC, a large Bangladeshi NGO, recently has been using female volunteer community health workers (CHWs) in Dhaka urban slums to provide maternal and child health services. Due to erratic performance-based income ... -
Retention of female volunteer community health workers in Dhaka urban slums: a case-control study
Alam, K., Tasneem, S., & Oliveras, E. (2012). Retention of female volunteer community health workers in dhaka urban slums: A case-control study. Health Policy and Planning, 27(6), 477-486. doi:10.1093/heapol/czr059 -
The under reporting of women's economic activity in Bangladesh : an examination of official statistics
(BRAC University, 2011-02)In 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 ...
