Browsing by Subject "Women"
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BRAC Bank TARA: an initiative to empower women
(Brac University, 2019-08)This report has been written based on the internship experience of working in BRAC Bank Limited in the Account Service Department. During my 3 month internship period in BRAC Bank, I decided to write my report on BRAC Bank ... -
BRAC Bank TARA: bridging the gap between women and banking system
(BRAC University, 2018-11-29)BRAC Bank Limited is one of the top-ranked commercial banks of Bangladesh which has been dominating and contributing to our country’s economy. BRAC Bank Limited is trying to focus on how to contribute more for the betterment ... -
Call to encourage women's participation in local govt.
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Center for training and rehabilitation of destitute women
(Brac University, 2019-08)Mymensingh is one of the poorest region in our country and their women have been struggling for a long period to establish their rights in family, society and in the state. The project “Center for Training and Rehabilitation ... -
Changes in socio-economic condition of Ex-VGD women: a review report
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Does involvement of women in BRAC influence sex bias in intra-household food distribution?
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1997)This study aimed to assess the sex preference in intra-household food distribution among school going siblings in a rural area of Bangladesh. The study also examines the effect of women's involvement in BRAC's rural ... -
Domestic violence against women in Bangladesh: discovering two sides of a coin
(BRAC University, 2013-06)Bangladesh has made significant stride as far as women empowerment is concerned reflected in various gender indicators. However, the country’s progress has seen less satisfactory in one particular area and that is domestic ... -
Domestic violence against women: does development intervention matter?
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Economic development and female labour participation in SAARC countries: a test of the U-shape hypothesis
(Brac University, 2019-03)The paper explores whether there exists U shaped hypothesis among the 8 SAARC countries. It first looks at the SAARC nations by implementing the fixed effects model and then analyses the countries individually to see if ... -
Effects of BRAC's development inputs on women's lives
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1996-10)The BRAC-ICDDR,B Joint Research Project consists of two phases of research, analysis and interpretation over a 6-year project cycle. Initiated in 1992, research in Phase I (1992- 1995) involved a large cross-sectional ... -
Effects of the productive role of Bangladeshi women on their reproductive decisions
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Exploring changes in the lives of BRAC women: a gender perspective
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1999-10)This qualitative study conducted (to explore the changes in ideology, attitudes and aspirations of the rural women involved with BRAC Village Organizations (VO) with "- respect to gender equity.' Being a part of BRAC-ICDDR,B ... -
Factors determining the presence of glass ceiling and influencing women career advancement in Bangladesh
(BRAC University, 2008)The purpose of the study is to examine the existence of glass ceiling in different industries and service sectors in Bangladesh. This study also attempts to identify the contributing factors which create the glass ceiling ... -
Gender and environment framework/ agenda
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Geophagy: histopathological perspective of an unusual craving for clay
(BRAC University, 2017-06)Due to the increasing number of industries many toxic and heavy metals are getting mixed with soil. Since many women have the tendency of eating a special type of clay, which is known as calabash chalk, it has become ... -
Her body at war: examining the violated bodies of war
(BRAC University, 2017-12-06)Countries get made and broken by the various conflicts which are the consequences of political agendas and ideologies. Some of these conflicts have major roles to play in historical fiction. In turn, we understand the ... -
Household violence against women in rural Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1997-03)The prevalence of household violence against women is high in Bangladesh. Poverty, illiteracy and religious values are usually blamed for such violence. This report assesses the prevalence and determinants of violence ... -
Influence of gender roles and rising food prices on poor, pregnant women's eating and food provisioning practices in Dhaka, Bangladesh
(© 2013 Reproductive Health, 2013)Background: Maternal malnutrition in Bangladesh is a persistent health issue and is the product of a number of complex factors, including adherence to food 'taboos' and a patriarchal gender order that limits women's mobility ... -
International labor migration and women's status of the left behind the case of Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1998)While the role of remittance sent by the migrant labors on economic development of the sending communities has received much attention, the non-economic consequences of international migration on the left behind family ... -
Micro-credit and women's mobility: is there a link?
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1998-07)
