September 2016

Understanding and measuring economic empowerment of Sutrapur slum women in Dhaka, Bangladesh

In a country like Bangladesh, where division of population with respect to genders is nearly equal, it is of utmost importance that the women of that country are independent, feel equal to their counterparts, and most importantly contribute to the gross domestic product (GDP). This empowerment should be led by women of all strata of the economy, and for this specific purpose, women from low income families of Sutrapur...

Author(s): M. F. Hossain, Charles C. Villanueva, Farheen Hasan and Hafsa Maryam