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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 ...
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 ...
Micro-credit and women's mobility: is there a link?
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1998-07)
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 ...
Gender and environment framework/ agenda
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1997-10)
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 ...
Women's control over productive assets: role of credit-based development interventions
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1998-05)
Woman-focused development programme improves child survival in rural Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1998)
This paper reports results from a prospective study of impact of a woman-focused
development programme on child survival in Matlab, a rural area of Bangladesh. A
total of 5,567 children born during 1993-96 in the study ...
Women's productive role and marital violence in Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1999)
This study assesses the role of women's participation in productive activities in reducing the
risk of marital violence. Data were collected from villages where numerous non-government organizations
(NGOs) had micro-credit ...
Prevalence and correlates of the risk of Sexual violence within marriage in Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1997)
Sexual violence against women has never been new in history. What is new is to discover that
this kind of act is wrong and has direct impact on women's health. Using data from a nationally
representative sample of 500 ...