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Voices to Choices: Bangladesh's Journey in Women's Economic Empowerment

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dc.contributor.authorKotikula, Aphichoke
dc.contributor.authorSolotaroff, Jennifer L.
dc.contributor.authorAli, Snigdha
dc.contributor.authorLonnberg, Tara
dc.contributor.authorJahan, Ferdous
dc.contributor.authorPande, Rohini P.
dc.date.accessioned2018-11-26T21:12:50Z
dc.date.available2018-11-26T21:12:50Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.description.abstractThis book analyzes advances in women's economic engagement and empowerment in rural and urban Bangladesh. It concludes that despite notable improvement, women's economic choices and control remain limited. Female labor force participation rose 10 percentage points between 2003 and 2016, and the gender wage gap shrank; societal attitudes toward women's land ownership are evolving; and women's financial inclusion and entrepreneurship rates are improving. Women's labor force participation still is less than half that of men, however. Women are confined to a narrower range of occupations—in mostly informal sector jobs—and are still less likely to own land than men. The financial gender gap remains stubbornly large. Women from ethnic and religious minorities face 'double' discrimination on several of these fronts. Stakeholders need to address foundational societal and market barriers, such as sexual and other forms of harassment, mobility constraints, high transactional costs, and lack of formal childcare, while developing accurate gender–disaggregated data to track progress. Despite achieving Millennium Development Goal Target 1 to halve poverty between 1990 and 2015, Bangladesh remains one of the world's poorer countries. Improvements in engaging and empowering women economically—particularly disadvantaged women—is a clear next step in growing the Bangladeshi economy and maintaining progress in poverty reduction and inclusive development. This book provides recommendations and good practices on how to do so.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/780201556610505620/Voices-to-Choices-Bangladeshs-Journey-in-Womens-Economic-Empowerment
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/780201556610505620/Voices-to-Choices-Bangladeshs-Journey-in-Womens-Economic-Empowerment
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/978-1-4648-1374-0
dc.identifier.isbn978-1-4648-1374-0
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/30881
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWashington, DC: World Bank
dc.relation.ispartofseriesInternational Development in Focus;
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectCHILD MARRIAGE
dc.subjectASSETS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL INCLUSION
dc.subjectSOCIAL NORMS
dc.subjectMIGRATION
dc.subjectETHNIC MINORITY
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectDISCRIMINATION
dc.subjectGENDER WAGE GAP
dc.subjectEMPOWERMENT
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectGENDER GAP
dc.subjectWAGES
dc.subjectASSET OWNERSHIP
dc.subjectFEMALE ENTREPRENEURS
dc.subjectSMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
dc.subjectWOMEN ENTREPRENEURS
dc.subjectFEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
dc.titleVoices to Choicesen
dc.title.subtitleBangladesh's Journey in Women's Economic Empowermenten
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okr.crossref.titleVoices to Choices: Bangladesh's Journey in Women's Economic Empowerment
okr.date.disclosure2019-04-27
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okr.doctypePublications & Research
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okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/780201556610505620/Voices-to-Choices-Bangladeshs-Journey-in-Womens-Economic-Empowerment
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/978-1-4648-1374-0
okr.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1596/978-1-4648-1374-0
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum211374
okr.identifier.report136461
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okr.language.supporteden
okr.region.administrativeSouth Asia
okr.region.countryBangladesh
okr.topicGender::Gender and Economics
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Inequality
okr.topicPrivate Sector Development::Enterprise Development & Reform
okr.topicPrivate Sector Development::Small and Medium Size Enterprises
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Labor Markets
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Skills Development and Labor Force Training
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Wages, Compensation & Benefits
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