Women Workers

A woman prepares betel leaves for sale at a street stall in Elephant Road, Dhaka—part of Dhaka’s vast informal economy where thousands of women like her endure heat, insecurity, and harassment to sustain their families. PHOTO: COURTESY
Thoughts

Neglected peacebuilders: Dhaka’s informal women workers

Women informal workers in Dhaka, vital to urban resilience, weave everyday peace amidst poverty and neglect. Yet, their contributions remain overlooked in policy and peacebuilding frameworks

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Bangladesh

Women-led orgs urge govt to ensure protection, dignity for women workers

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Thoughts

Inclusive growth: Gender equality and economic development in Bangladesh’s RMG sector - why aren’t there enough women in leadership?

Speakers at an event at BRAC INN, Dhaka on 22 December 2024. Photo: Courtesy
RMG

Speakers call for safer workplaces, gender justice for women in RMG sector

Once the backbone of the industry, women's share in the RMG workforce has dropped from over 80% at the time of the sector's inception in the 1980s to 53% in 2023. Photo: TBS
Panorama

Women are leaving the RMG labour force. What are the long-term implications?

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RMG

Women workers in RMG sector decreasing: report

BGMEA president. Photo: Al Jazeera
RMG

BGMEA condemns Guardian article 'defaming' RMG women workers

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Thoughts

Women can do it all. But should women do it all?

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Bangladesh

75% women workers of DEPZ factories mentally, verbally harassed

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Bangladesh

70% of women who lost jobs in pandemic return to work: World Bank study

24 Bangladeshi women rescued from captivity in KSA
Bangladesh

24 Bangladeshi women rescued from captivity in KSA

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Women Empowerment

No increase in women’s participation in other sectors like in RMG: Study

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Panorama

Why are female workers disappearing from our RMG factories?