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Whispers to Voices: Gender and Social Transformation in Bangladesh

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dc.contributor.authorWorld Bank
dc.date.accessioned2017-04-12T16:02:15Z
dc.date.available2017-04-12T16:02:15Z
dc.date.issued2008-03
dc.description.abstractBangladesh stands out as the shining new example in South Asia of a poor country achieving impressive gains in gender equality. Between 1971 and 2004, Bangladesh halved its fertility rates. In much of the country today, girls' secondary school attendance exceeds that of boys. The gender gap in infant mortality has been closed. The scholarly work that came out of the micro credit revolution is based on large and unique data sets and high quality ethnographic work and has set a high bar for evidence-based policy proposals. Beyond a doubt, Bangladesh has made great progress in achieving gender equality and enhancing the status of women. Its success in girls' education, reducing fertility and mortality and the famed microcredit revolution are some of the gains that set it apart from its neighbors and other countries of its income level. When young women and their families were asked what this meant for them and how their lives were different from their mothers', the unexpectedly common theme was "finding a voice" or "being able to speak" or "being listened to".en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/379241468201292525/Whispers-to-voices-gender-and-social-transformation-in-Bangladesh
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/26334
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/26334
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Dhaka, Bangladesh
dc.relation.ispartofseriesBangladesh Development Series;No. 22
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectACCESS TO HEALTH CARE
dc.subjectADULT POPULATION
dc.subjectADVANCEMENT OF WOMEN
dc.subjectADVANCING GENDER EQUALITY
dc.subjectAGE AT MARRIAGE
dc.subjectANTENATAL CARE
dc.subjectBABIES
dc.subjectCARE DURING PREGNANCY
dc.subjectCATALYSTS
dc.subjectCHILD BIRTH
dc.subjectCHILD HEALTH
dc.subjectCHILD MARRIAGE
dc.subjectCHILD MORTALITY
dc.subjectCHILDBEARING
dc.subjectCHILDHOOD DISEASES
dc.subjectCITIZENS
dc.subjectCONTRACEPTIVES
dc.subjectDEMAND FOR CONTRACEPTION
dc.subjectDEMOGRAPHERS
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT PLANNING
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT PLANS
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT POLICIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT POLICY
dc.subjectDISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN
dc.subjectDISSEMINATION
dc.subjectDIVORCE
dc.subjectDOMESTIC VIOLENCE
dc.subjectDRINKING WATER
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectEDUCATED WOMEN
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
dc.subjectEMERGENCY OBSTETRIC CARE
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectEMPOWERING WOMEN
dc.subjectENHANCING WOMEN
dc.subjectEQUAL ACCESS
dc.subjectEQUAL EDUCATION
dc.subjectEQUAL RIGHTS
dc.subjectEXPERIENCED VIOLENCE
dc.subjectFAMILY MEMBERS
dc.subjectFAMILY PLANNING
dc.subjectFAMILY PLANNING PROGRAM
dc.subjectFAMILY WELFARE
dc.subjectFEMALE EDUCATION
dc.subjectFEMINISTS
dc.subjectFERTILITY
dc.subjectFERTILITY DECLINE
dc.subjectFERTILITY RATE
dc.subjectFERTILITY RATES
dc.subjectFIRST MARRIAGE
dc.subjectFOCUS GROUP DISCUSSIONS
dc.subjectFORMS OF DISCRIMINATION
dc.subjectFUNDAMENTAL HUMAN RIGHTS
dc.subjectGENDER DIFFERENCES
dc.subjectGENDER EQUALITY
dc.subjectGENDER EQUITY
dc.subjectGENDER GAP
dc.subjectGENDER INEQUALITIES
dc.subjectGENDER INEQUALITY
dc.subjectGENDER ISSUES
dc.subjectGENDER NORMS
dc.subjectGENDER RELATIONS
dc.subjectGIRL CHILDREN
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT PROGRAMS
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT RESPONSE
dc.subjectGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE SERVICES
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE SYSTEM
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD INCOME
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD LEVEL
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectHUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS
dc.subjectHUSBANDS
dc.subjectIMMUNIZATION
dc.subjectIMPACT OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectINCLUSION OF WOMEN
dc.subjectINCOME INEQUALITY
dc.subjectINFANT
dc.subjectINFANT MORTALITY
dc.subjectINFANT MORTALITY RATES
dc.subjectINHERITANCE
dc.subjectINSTITUTIONAL MECHANISMS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL WOMEN
dc.subjectKINSHIP
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectLABOR MARKETS
dc.subjectLEGAL STATUS
dc.subjectLEVEL OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectLEVELS OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectLIFE EXPECTANCY
dc.subjectLIVE BIRTHS
dc.subjectLIVES OF WOMEN
dc.subjectLOW BIRTH WEIGHT
dc.subjectLOWER FERTILITY
dc.subjectMALE LABOR FORCE
dc.subjectMARITAL STATUS
dc.subjectMARRIED WOMEN
dc.subjectMATERNAL CARE
dc.subjectMATERNAL HEALTH
dc.subjectMATERNAL HEALTH CARE
dc.subjectMATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES
dc.subjectMATERNAL MORTALITY
dc.subjectMATERNAL MORTALITY RATES
dc.subjectMATERNAL MORTALITY RATIO
dc.subjectMATERNAL MORTALITY RATIOS
dc.subjectMEDICAL COLLEGE
dc.subjectMEDICAL FACILITY
dc.subjectMIGRATION
dc.subjectMILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOAL
dc.subjectMILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS
dc.subjectMINISTRY OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectMINISTRY OF HEALTH
dc.subjectMINORITY
dc.subjectNATIONAL ACTION
dc.subjectNATIONAL ACTION PLAN
dc.subjectNATIONAL COUNCIL
dc.subjectNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectNATIONAL LEVEL
dc.subjectNATIONAL LEVELS
dc.subjectNATIONAL POLICY
dc.subjectNATURAL DISASTER
dc.subjectNEONATAL MORTALITY
dc.subjectNUTRITION
dc.subjectOLD AGE
dc.subjectOLDER WOMEN
dc.subjectOVERPOPULATION
dc.subjectPACE OF DECLINE
dc.subjectPARLIAMENTARY SEATS
dc.subjectPARTICIPATION IN DECISION
dc.subjectPARTICIPATION IN SOCIETY
dc.subjectPARTICIPATION OF WOMEN
dc.subjectPHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectPOLITICAL PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectPOLITICAL PARTIES
dc.subjectPOLITICAL PROCESS
dc.subjectPOLYGAMY
dc.subjectPOOR WOMEN
dc.subjectPOPULATION ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectPOPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectPOPULATION COUNCIL
dc.subjectPOPULATION RESEARCH
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY
dc.subjectPOWER RELATIONS
dc.subjectPRIMARY SCHOOL
dc.subjectPRIMARY SCHOOLING
dc.subjectPROGRESS
dc.subjectQUALITY OF CARE
dc.subjectQUALITY OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectQUALITY OF LIFE
dc.subjectREPRODUCTIVE AGE
dc.subjectREPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
dc.subjectREPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES
dc.subjectREPRODUCTIVE TRACT
dc.subjectREPRODUCTIVE TRACT INFECTION
dc.subjectRESPECT
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectRURAL INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectSAFETY OF WOMEN
dc.subjectSANITATION
dc.subjectSCHOOL ATTENDANCE
dc.subjectSECONDARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectSECONDARY SCHOOL
dc.subjectSECONDARY SCHOOL EDUCATION
dc.subjectSECONDARY SCHOOLING
dc.subjectSECONDARY SCHOOLS
dc.subjectSENSITIVE POLICIES
dc.subjectSERVICE DELIVERY
dc.subjectSERVICE PROVISION
dc.subjectSEX RATIOS
dc.subjectSKILLED CARE
dc.subjectSOCIAL AFFAIRS
dc.subjectSOCIAL CHANGE
dc.subjectSOCIAL CHANGES
dc.subjectSOCIAL COHESION
dc.subjectSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectSOCIAL ISSUES
dc.subjectSOCIAL MOBILIZATION
dc.subjectSOCIAL NORMS
dc.subjectSOCIAL TRANSFORMATION
dc.subjectSPOUSE
dc.subjectSPOUSES
dc.subjectSTATUS OF WOMEN
dc.subjectSURVIVAL ADVANTAGE
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectTABOO
dc.subjectTELEVISION
dc.subjectTETANUS
dc.subjectTRADITIONAL BIRTH ATTENDANT
dc.subjectTRANSPORTATION
dc.subjectUNEDUCATED WOMEN
dc.subjectUNFPA
dc.subjectUNIONS
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectURBAN WOMEN
dc.subjectUSE OF MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES
dc.subjectVIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
dc.subjectVOCATIONAL EDUCATION
dc.subjectVOCATIONAL TRAINING
dc.subjectWAR
dc.subjectWOMAN
dc.subjectWOMEN LEADERS
dc.subjectWORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
dc.subjectYOUNG GIRLS
dc.subjectYOUNG MEN
dc.subjectYOUNG PEOPLE
dc.subjectYOUNG WOMEN
dc.titleWhispers to Voicesen
dc.title.subtitleGender and Social Transformation in Bangladeshen
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okr.crossref.titleWhispers to Voices
okr.date.disclosure2010-07-01
okr.date.doiregistration2025-05-07T11:59:01.168181Z
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work
okr.doctypeWomen in Development and Gender Study
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/379241468201292525/Whispers-to-voices-gender-and-social-transformation-in-Bangladesh
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okr.identifier.report43045
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okr.region.administrativeSouth Asia
okr.region.countryBangladesh
okr.sectorPublic Administration, Law, and Justice
okr.themeSocial dev/gender/inclusion :: Gender
okr.topicGender::Gender and Development
okr.topicGender::Gender and Health
okr.topicGender::Gender and Law
okr.unitPoverty - GP (GPVDR)
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