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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 ...
The under reporting of women’s economic activity in Bangladesh: An examination of official statistics
(BRAC Development Institute (BDI), 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 women’s ...
Paradox of change in women’s capabilities: Case of two villages in Bangladesh
(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 ...
Cultural norms, economic incentives and women’s labour market behaviour: Empirical insights from Bangladesh
(Taylor & Francis, 2017-11-12)
This paper sets out to explore a seeming puzzle in the context of Bangladesh. There is a considerable body of evidence from the country pointing to the positive impact of paid work on women’s position within family and ...
Sensitizing communities to eliminate discrimination and violence against women: An assessment of Brac’s intervention
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division, 2012-06)
The project titled "Sensitizing communities on CEDAW" was a part of the Gender Quality Action Learning (GQAL) program implemented in Gazipur to sensitize people about CEDAW to prevent violence against women and sexual ...
Enrolling girls without learning: Evidence from public schools in Afghanistan
(Wiley Online Library, 2017-11-22)
While more girls are now attending school in Afghanistan than prior to 2010, there is a lack of evidence on how school attendance is helping their cognitive development. We use data from a large sample of all-girls ...
Addressing extreme poverty in a sustainable manner: Evidence from CFPR program
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division, 2010-06)
BRAC initiated an innovative program known as Challenging the Frontiers of Poverty Reduction (CFPR) in 2002 to address the extreme poverty in Bangladesh. Impact assessment studies on the first phase of CFPR (2002-06) have ...
Gendered politics of inclusive development
(BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD), 2014-05)
Political settlement frameworks are gender blind. In this paper, we interrogate the nature of gendered political settlements through analyzing selected country cases studies of the gendered nature of political and policy-making ...
The contested relationship between paid work and women’s empowerment: Empirical analysis from Bangladesh
(Springer Link, 2018-04-01)
The debate about the empowerment potential of women’s access to labour market opportunities is a long-standing one but it has taken on fresh lease of life with the increased feminization of paid work in the context of ...