women empowerment

In many cases, RMG female workers end up having to hand over their salaries to their husbands while only 5% of women in the RMG sector are employed in management or have top posts. These are hardly signs of empowerment. Photo: Mumit M
Thoughts

So what do we understand by ‘women’s empowerment’?

For the last two years, I have been working extensively with the RMG factories of Bangladesh, their management as well as the workers. And I realised a daunting phenomenon, having a paying job does...

Astrid Prange. Sketch: TBS
Thoughts

2022 was the year of women

Photo: Collected from The Indian Express
South Asia

BSF introduces floating outpost with women constables along Bangladesh border

Photo: BSS
Bangladesh

Begum Rokeya's dreams about women empowerment fulfilled in Bangladesh: PM Hasina

Photo: PR
Corporates

Brac JPGSPH, University of Groningen hold conference on improving SDGs by enhancing women empowerment

Nylah Shah. Sketch: TBS
Thoughts

An ode to our SAFF champions 

Photo: IMF
Bangladesh

Government policies enabled enterprises and supported women entrepreneurs in Bangladesh: IMF official

Photo: Courtesy
Bangladesh

Digital skills for women entrepreneurs critical to boost post-pandemic recovery

WB lauds Bangladesh's socioeconomic development, women empowerment
Bangladesh

WB lauds Bangladesh's socioeconomic development, women empowerment

Photo: TBS
Women Empowerment

A training centre, hundreds of women and their success stories

After the completion of the training phase, the women are connected to urban buyers and Protibha forwards the orders, placed on their online marketplace, to the women. Photo: Courtesy
Bangladesh

Experts call for reviewing gender responsiveness policies to safeguard women's economic empowerment

Sketch: TBS
Thoughts

How the lack of childcare centres is affecting women’s inclusion in the workforce

Photo: WFP/ Sayed Asif Mahmud
Corporates

Awareness, sensitisation, crucial to participation of women in economic activity: Study