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Handbook of Research on Women's Issues and Rights in the Developing World
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Author(s)/Editor(s): Nazmunnessa Mahtab (University of Dhaka, Bangladesh), Tania Haque (University of Dhaka, Bangladesh), Ishrat Khan (University of Dhaka, Bangladesh), Md. Mynul Islam (University of Dhaka, Bangladesh)and Ishret Binte Wahid (BRAC, Bangladesh)
Copyright: ©2018
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-3018-3
ISBN13: 9781522530183
ISBN10: 1522530185
EISBN13: 9781522530190
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DescriptionEqual rights for women are an essential aspect for establishing strong societies. By making strides on these issues, nations are helping to create valuable civilizations for their own population to establish livelihoods in. The Handbook of Research on Women's Issues and Rights in the Developing World is a pivotal scholarly resource that discusses the current issues facing women’s rights in developing nations, as well as suggestions for improvements on these problems. Featuring in-depth discussions on relevant topics such as working-class women, gender theories, and international migration, this publication is an ideal resource for academicians, students, and researchers that are interested in learning more about the current challenges to the women’s rights movement, and how to best combat them.
Table of Contents
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#1. Tracing the Rights of Domestic and International Kenyan House Helps: Profiles, Policy, and Consequences
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#2. Patriarchy and (Un)Doing Factory of Women's Collective Identity in Sri Lanka's Localised Global Apparel Industry: The Glass Ceiling Revisited
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#3. Care Work vs. Career: Crisis of Middle Class Working Women
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#4. Women-Friendly Working Environment in Bangladesh: Critical Analysis
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#5. Gendered Organizational Culture: A Comparative Study in Bangladesh and Thailand
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#6. Traditional Economic Activities of Indigenous Women in the Chittagong Hill Tracts: Exploring Indigenous Women's Role in Sustaining Traditional Economic Activities
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#7. Gender, Organization, and Change in Sudan
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#8. Emerging Trends and Challenges Faced in Women's Employment and Self-Employment in Pakistan
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#9. Gender Violence in Academia
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#10. Girls' and Women's Rights to Menstrual Health in Nepal
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#11. More Than Body Parts: Theorising Gender Within African Spaces
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#12. Unveiling Barriers and Challenges of Brothel-Based Sex Workers in Private and Public Sphere of Bangladesh
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#13. Women's Commuting Environment in Public Buses in Dhaka City: A Case of Men's Perspectives
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#14. Disaster, Vulnerability, and Violence Against Women: Global Findings and a Research Agenda for Bangladesh
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#15. Engaging Men in Women's Economic Empowerment in Butiama District, Mara Region, Tanzania
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#16. Empowering Women Entrepreneurs in India With ICT Applications
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#17. Advocating the Woman Affirmative Action and Women Empowerment in Rural Cross River State of Nigeria: The Role of the Civil Society and the Media
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#18. Role of Women Empowerment in Public and Corporate Leadership
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#19. Structuring the “Expected”: New Social Media Platforms and the Role of Women in Urban Spaces
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#20. The Role of Media in Perpetuating or Obstructing Gender Equality in the Context of Developing World
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#21. Migration, Muslim Women, and Social Reproduction of Gender Inequality: International Migration and Social Remittances in Gender Relations in Bangladesh
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#22. Towards a More Gender-Inclusive Climate Change Policy
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#23. Women Painters of Mithila: A Quest for Identity
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#24. Development Interventions and Masculinity in Transition: A Study Among Marma Men Living in Bandarban Sadar in Chittagong Hill Tracts
Reviews and Testimonials
Chapters stress the importance of including men in the dialogue (“Engaging Men in Women’s Economic Empowerment in Butiama District, Mara Region, Tanzania”) and track the development of women’s issues from the crowded public bus (“Women’s Commuting Environment in Public Buses in Dhaka City: A Case of Men’s Perspectives”) to the corporate board room (“Role of Women Empowerment in Public and Corporate Leadership”). Each chapter opens with an abstract to establish the impetus and methodology of the research that follows.The material in this volume would have a broad appeal to women’s rights advocates, global policy makers, business leaders, educators, students, and many others.
– ARBA Staff Reviewer
Author's/Editor's Biography
Nazmunnessa Mahtab (Ed.)
Nazmunnessa Mahtab is Professor in the Department of Women and Gender Studies, University of Dhaka. She is also one of the founding members involved in the establishment of the Department. She had been a teacher in the Department of Public Administration, University of Dhaka since 1972. After graduating from the University of Dhaka, she pursued a Master’s Degree in Politics, with specialization in Public Administration from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), University of London, in 1975. She completed her PhD from the University of Delhi, India in 1982. She also did her Postdoctoral Research as a Senior Fulbright Scholar from George Washington University, Washington D.C. in 1989. Dr. Mahtab served as the Chairperson of the Department of Public Administration from 1986-1989 and Chairperson of the Department of Women and Gender Studies from 2003-2006. She has been working on women’s issues and concerns for more than three decades, and has conducted many research works on diverse aspects of women’s lives. Her areas of specialization include: Women and Poverty, Gender, and Development; Violence Against Women; CEDAW and Women’s Rights; Gender and Governance; Women in Public Policy; and Leadership and Empowerment of Women. She is associated with many women’s organizations, both at home and abroad. Dr. Mahtab possesses the experience and expertise of working as a Gender Consultant with the Government as well as with many international agencies, such as the UNDP, UNFPA, UNICEF, ILO, WHO, USAID. She has worked with many NGOs assisting them in developing a Gender Policy for their respective organizations. Dr. Mahtab also participated in gender training programs first as a trainee and later on as a trainer. She has participated in national and international seminars and conferences both at home and abroad and has written extensively on women’s issues and problems. She has published three books: Women in Bangladesh: From Inequality to Empowerment (2007); Introduction to Women and Gender Studies: Selected Texts on Issues and Concepts (2011); Women, Gender, and Development: Contemporary Issues (2012).
Tania Haque (Ed.)
Tania Haque is an Associate Professor in the Department of Women and Gender Studies, University of Dhaka. She graduated in Public Administration from Dhaka University. She also obtained her first MA degree in Public Administration from the same University. She was nominated by the Department, under a Dutch fellowship to study at the Institute of Social Studies (ISS) at The Hague from where she received her second Master’s degree. She has completed her MA in Development Studies (specialization in Women, Gender and Development) at the Institute of Social Studies, The Hague, The Netherlands. Her research work for Masters Programme focused on the redistribution of work in the family. She served as the Chair of the Department of Women and Gender Studies, from April 2012 to April 2015. She is currently engaged on working on her PhD dissertation on Unpaid Care Work; Recognition or Redistribution. She has several publications to her credit. Her areas of interest include Care economy, Violence against women, Feminization of Poverty and Empowerment.
Md. Islam (Ed.)
Md. Mynul Islam is working as an Assistant Professor at the department of Women and Gender Studies, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh.
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