October 2012

Use of mobile phone: Communication barriers in maternal and neonatal emergencies in rural Bangladesh

  Toll free mobile phone intervention was tested in one sub district of Bangladesh. Prior to implementation, we conducted a formative research to explore perceived advantages and disadvantages of mobile phone communication for maternal and neonatal complication management. We conducted in-depth interviews among twelve community skilled birth attendants and fourteen mothers along with their husbands. All...

Author(s): Nafisa Lira Huq, Tracey Lyn Pérez Koehlmoos, Asrafi Jahan Azmi, MA Quaiyum, Al Mahmud and Shahed Hossain

October 2012

Higher education of women: Does gender stereotyping matter?

  Gender inequality in higher education is not one homogeneous phenomenon, but a collection of disparate and interlinked problems in our society. It exist because of discrimination in the family and societal institutions and social, cultural, and religious norms that perpetuate stereotypes, practices and beliefs that are detrimental to women. Based on the responses to four semi-structured interview schedules...

Author(s): Asis Kumar Dandapat and Debjani Sengupta