National discourses on women's empowerment in Bangladesh: continuities and change

As Bangladesh turns 40, improvements in women’s wellbeing and increased agency are claimed to be some of the most significant gains in the postindependence era. Various economic and social development indicators show that in the last 20 years, Bangladesh, a poor, Muslim‐majority country in the c...

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Auteurs principaux: Hossain, Naomi, Nazneen, Sohela, Sultan, Maheen
Autres auteurs: BRAC Development Institute (BDI), BRAC University
Format: Working paper
Langue:English
Publié: BRAC University 2011
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Accès en ligne:http://hdl.handle.net/10361/1532