
Addressing the Barriers to Young Women's Economic Empowerment in Bangladesh
This project seeks to generate evidence on barriers that stop young Bangladeshi girls from advancing economically. Researchers will examine interventions and policies that are effective in removing the barriers. Gender inequality in Bangladesh Despite improvements in girls' education, immunization, and access to credit, there remain significant gaps in gender equality in Bangladesh. This project brings together leading researchers from the United States and Bangladesh to examine the factors that constrain young girls from participating in the labour market or succeeding as entrepreneurs. The goal is to inform policies and interventions intended to enhance gender equity and improve economic prospects for young women. Research to inform policy-making The project aims to -generate evidence on the causal impact of reducing barriers to women's economic empowerment -understand how women overcome barriers to economic empowerment -assess which barriers remain after efforts to address the issues -offer policy recommendations to design or redesign girls' empowerment programs -strengthen the capacity of Bangladesh researchers working on gender and economic empowerment. Project leadership The project will be housed within the policy research and evaluation organization Innovations for Poverty Action. Project findings are expected to have wider relevance beyond Bangladesh. Research to drive opportunities This research is supported under the Growth and Economic Opportunities for Women (GrOW) program. GrOW is a five-year, multi-funder partnership of the United Kingdom's Department for International Development, The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, and IDRC. With a focus on low-income countries in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, GrOW aims to support policies and interventions that improve women's livelihoods and contribute to societal well-being. One component of the program will support 11 projects addressing barriers to women's economic empowerment and gender gaps in earnings and productivity. This project is among them, selected following a competitive call.
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![]() Reducing child marriage and increasing girls’ schooling in Bangladesh : policy brief Brief
To better inform the design of interventions to reduce child marriage and adolescent childbearing, researchers conducted a long-term study in rural Bangladesh that evaluated the impact of two very different approaches — an adolescent empowerment training program and a conditional incentives program. This brief highlights some of the findings of the evaluation of these programs, with an aim to inform policymakers in Bangladesh and other countries in South Asia on effective, and cost-efficient, ways to reduce child marriage. Author(s): Buchmann, Nina, Glennerster, Rachel, O'Neill, Mary, Vargas-Garcia, Alejandra Language: English |
![]() Réduire le nombre de mariages d’enfants et accroître le niveau d’éducation des filles au Bangladesh : exposé de politique Dossiers
Afin de mieux informer la conception des interventions afin de réduire les mariages d’enfants et adolescents ayant des enfants, les chercheurs ont effectué une étude à long terme dans les zones rurales du Bangladesh qui a évalué l’impact de deux approches très différentes — un programme de formation habilitation adolescents et un programme de subventions conditionnelles. Cet exposé de politique met en évidence certaines des conclusions de l’évaluation de ces programmes, dans le but d’informer les décideurs au Bangladesh et autres pays en Asie du Sud sur les moyens efficaces et rentables de réduire les mariages d’enfants. Author(s): Buchmann, Nina, Glennerster, Rachel, O'Neill, Mary, Vargas-Garcia, Alejandra Language: French |