Despite making great strides in increasing female labor force participation (FLFP) in the past decade, only 36% of women participate in the Bangladeshi labor force today, and the growth rate of FLFP in urban areas has significantly fallen. Using unique individual-level data on labor market participation, time-use, norms, and skills, this paper explores the factors that constrain women in slums and low-income neighborhoods in Dhaka...Read More
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Progress of the World’s Women 2019–2020: Families in a Changing World
At a critical juncture for women’s rights, this landmark report proposes a comprehensive family-friendly policy agenda to advance gender equality in diverse families. It assesses the reality of families today in the context of sweeping economic, demographic, political, and social transformation, featuring global, regional, and national data, and analyzing key issues such as family laws, employment, unpaid care work, violence against women, and families and...Read More
Fact Sheet: New Research Links Family Planning and Maternal and Child Health to Resilience
This newly released fact sheet summarizes a recently published peer-reviewed study that uses 2016 household survey data from Tanzania to define and measure resilience within the context of population, health, and environment programming, and quantifies the link between resilience and family planning. The authors’ analysis finds a robust association between family planning and maternal and child health, and resilience across a range of factors and...Read More
