Browsing by Author "Huq, Lopita"
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Accessing the performance of GQAL in changing gender norms and behaviour
Mahmud, Simeen; Sultan, Maheen; Huq, Lopita (BRAC University, 2012-09) -
Diverging stories of son preference in South Asia: a comparison of India and Bangladesh
Huq, Lopita; Kabeer, Naila; Mahmud, Simeen (BRAC University, 2012-11)In Bangladesh, overall sex ratio has declined from 109.6 (males/females) in the 1950s to 100.3 in 2011. Unlike countries with female deficits, the improvement in sex ratio has extended to the under‐5 age group. This has ... -
Diverging Stories of “Missing Women” in South Asia: Is Son Preference Weakening in Bangladesh?
Kabeer, Naila; Huq, Lopita; Mahmud, SimeenABSTRACT: South Asia is a region characterized by a culture of son preference, severe discrimination against daughters, and excess levels of female mortality, leading to what Amartya Sen called the phenomenon of “missing ... -
Diverging stories of “Missing Women” in South Asia: is son preference weakening in Bangladesh?
Kabeer N.; Huq, Lopita; Mahmud, SimeenABSTRACT: South Asia is a region characterized by a culture of son preference, severe discrimination against daughters, and excess levels of female mortality, leading to what Amartya Sen called the phenomenon of “missing ... -
Material barriers, cultural boundaries: A mixed-methods analysis of gender and labour market segmentation in Bangladesh
Kabeer, Naila; Huq, Lopita; Rahaman, Muhammad Mahabub (UNU-WIDER, 2021)The research was published as a UNU-WIDER Working Paper. Data on female labour force participation in Bangladesh suggest that, despite the increase in female-intensive employment opportunities through microfinance, export ... -
Paradigm shift or business as usual? workers’ views on multi-stakeholder initiatives in Bangladesh
Kabeer, Naila; Huq, Lopita; Sulaiman, Munshi (Wiley Online Library, 2020-02-24)The scale of the tragedy at Rana Plaza in Bangladesh, in which more than 1,000 garment factory workers died when the building collapsed in April 2013, galvanized a range of stakeholders to take action to prevent future ... -
Paradox of change in women’s capabilities: Case of two villages in Bangladesh
Huq, Lopita (BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD), 2016-08)The paper seeks to understand why women’s capabilities and outcomes significantly vary in two apparently similar contexts characterized by prosperity, international migration and religiosity. By analyzing the data from two ...