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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Autori principali: Hossain, Naomi, Nazneen, Sohela, Sultan, Maheen
Altri autori: BRAC Development Institute (BDI), BRAC University
Natura: Working paper
Lingua:English
Pubblicazione: BRAC University 2011
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Accesso online:http://hdl.handle.net/10361/1532