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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 ...
Women focused development intervention reduces neonatal mortality in rural Bangladesh: a study of the pathways of influence
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2003-05)
Background: There has been a substantial reduction in hazard of childhood death in
Bangladesh over the last decade. The reduction was much greater in case of infants
whose mothers participated in the development program. ...
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)
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 ...
Effects of the productive role of Bangladeshi women on their reproductive decisions
(Research and Evaluation Division, Brac, 2001)
Women's control over productive assets: role of credit-based development interventions
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1998-05)
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 ...
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 ...