Browsing Publications (Brac Institute of Governance and Development) by Author "Kabeer, Naila"
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The contested relationship between paid work and women’s empowerment: Empirical analysis from Bangladesh
Kabeer, Naila; Mahmud, Simeen; Tasneem, Sakiba (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 ... -
Cultural norms, economic incentives and women’s labour market behaviour: Empirical insights from Bangladesh
Heintz, James; Kabeer, Naila; Mahmud, Simeen (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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ...