This book aims to unveil the dimensions of work-life balance for female academics in Bangladesh exploring both work and family related factors that have influenced their work life balance and work family conflict. Key Findings of this book suggest that factors from both family and work domains have mostly negative effect on the WLB of the female academics. By addressing the existing conceptual, methodological and evidence gaps of the WLB literature on working women, the book will significantly contribute to the existing body of knowledge. It addresses some of the key institutional limitations that are limiting the job satisfaction and career growth of female academics by disrupting the harmony between their job and household responsibilities. By addressing these institutional barriers, this book paves the way for a better understanding of the organizational side of the issue and has the potential to help managers and policymakers better manage the workplace to provide a better working environment to female workers.
This book examines the effects of policies and practices of microfinance NGOs in empowering rural women in Bangladesh. Nawaz seeks to unpack the untold narratives of women's empowerment and to fill the current knowledge gap in this area. The book goes beyond the narrow minimalist evaluation of microfinance that only focuses on women’s economic empowerment through their ability to access financial resources. Rather, it looks at whether and how microfinance empowers women in a holistic manner across the socio-cultural, psychological and political spheres of life. The author argues that microfinance reduces levels of poverty, which means that women are better able to meet their practical gender needs; however, they are not empowered unless they are also able to meet their strategic gender needs, including the transformation of gender power relations from the household to state arenas. Therefore, the book argues that in order to bring about higher levels of empowerment, microfinance programs must be combined with other services such as financial literacy, socioeconomic training, education, healthcare, social mobilization and legal support. Microfinance and Women’s Empowerment in Bangladesh will be of interest to students and scholars across a range of disciplines, including Gender Studies, Development Studies, and Politics.
This book examines the effects of policies and practices of microfinance NGOs in empowering rural women in Bangladesh. Nawaz seeks to unpack the untold narratives of women's empowerment and to fill the current knowledge gap in this area. The book goes beyond the narrow minimalist evaluation of microfinance that only focuses on women’s economic empowerment through their ability to access financial resources. Rather, it looks at whether and how microfinance empowers women in a holistic manner across the socio-cultural, psychological and political spheres of life. The author argues that microfinance reduces levels of poverty, which means that women are better able to meet their practical gender needs; however, they are not empowered unless they are also able to meet their strategic gender needs, including the transformation of gender power relations from the household to state arenas. Therefore, the book argues that in order to bring about higher levels of empowerment, microfinance programs must be combined with other services such as financial literacy, socioeconomic training, education, healthcare, social mobilization and legal support. Microfinance and Women’s Empowerment in Bangladesh will be of interest to students and scholars across a range of disciplines, including Gender Studies, Development Studies, and Politics.
This book explores the access to healthcare service during a global pandemic by rural ethnic women of Bangladesh. The authors consider different dimensions of accessibility such as- physical access, financial access, health behaviour and different socio-cultural factors of access, and attempts to explore the degree of access to healthcare of rural ethnic women from Santal tribe in Bangladesh during the COVID-19 pandemic. This exploration is likely to be helpful for healthcare providing organizations, international donor agencies, policy makers, and future researchers of gender studies, social policy, development studies among other fields.
This book aims to unveil the dimensions of work-life balance for female academics in Bangladesh exploring both work and family related factors that have influenced their work life balance and work family conflict. Key Findings of this book suggest that factors from both family and work domains have mostly negative effect on the WLB of the female academics. By addressing the existing conceptual, methodological and evidence gaps of the WLB literature on working women, the book will significantly contribute to the existing body of knowledge. It addresses some of the key institutional limitations that are limiting the job satisfaction and career growth of female academics by disrupting the harmony between their job and household responsibilities. By addressing these institutional barriers, this book paves the way for a better understanding of the organizational side of the issue and has the potential to help managers and policymakers better manage the workplace to provide a better working environment to female workers.
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