Women in Bangladesh

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The status of women in Bangladesh is defined by an ongoing gender equality struggle, prevalent political tides that favour restrictive Islamic patriarchal models, and woman's rights activism. The Bangladeshi women have made massive gains since the country gained its independence in 1971. The past four decades have seen increased political empowerment for women, better job prospects, improved education and the adoption of new laws to protect their rights. Now (2015) the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, the Speaker of Parliament, the Leader of the Opposition are women. However, issues like domestic violence, acid burning and rape still persist. Know more from Wikipedia - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women_in_Bangladesh.

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The total unpaid domestic work carried out by women in Bangladesh is equivalent to 10.75 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP) of the country, Unnayan Onneshan, an independent multidisciplinary think-tank, revealed. The organisation found this in their nation-wide survey based estimate of women domestic work in Bangladesh, first of its kind in the country and released in connection with the International Women’s Day.

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They revealed that the total unpaid work per year might be equivalent to Tk 1115914.8 million or USD 14.45 billion. The total GDP of the country was Tk 1037990 crore in the FY 2012-13. The leading research organisation estimates that the total engagement of women domestic work in Bangladesh might be equivalent to 9.3 million full-employment per year. The Unnayan Onneshan (UO) conducted the country-wide survey in seven districts of seven administrative divisions and the number of households from each district was selected using Probability Proportional to Size (PPS) method.

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A total of 520 women, comprising 202 from rural and 318 from urban areas, were chosen randomly and interviewed for the purpose of this pioneering research. The Unnayan Onneshan observes that the economic value of unpaid domestic work by women would have been much higher if the wages of women in Bangladesh were not comparatively low and the wage deferential between men and women was not so high. See more at - unbconnect.com/unnayan-onneshan-women/#&panel1-2

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Know more from - unicef.org/bangladesh/Women_and_girls_in_Bangladesh.pdf