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Bangladesh’s geographic location and geo-morphological conditions have made the country one of the most vulnerable to … weather and climate induced changes. Bangladesh is a land of wetlands, which occupy around 50 percent of the country. Wetlands … play a crucial role in maintaining the ecological balance of ecosystems, but wetland habitats of Bangladesh are under …
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Women comprise half of Bangladesh’s population and—as is the case in most developing countries—are considered the …
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Although highly educated women in Bangladesh expect to achieve gender equality, compared to highly educated men, they … Bangladesh. Subsequently, women have broken out the common social problems like illiteracy, early marriage, etc. For example …, Bangladesh has already achieved gender parity in education levels. Many women are getting proper family support, achieve higher …
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-governmental organizations (NGOs) have increased women’s empowerment in Bangladesh. Looking at two study areas and two NGOs (the Friends in … Village Development Bangladesh (FIVDB) and Nari Uddug Kendra (NUK)), the results of the case study show that these two NGOs …
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in India of boys performing better. …
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This paper shows that trade policy can have significant intergenerational distributional effects across gender and social strata. We compare women and births in rural Indian districts more or less exposed to tariff cuts. For low socioeconomic status women, tariff cuts increase the likelihood of...
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at birth in India. It conducts a triple difference analysis across cohort, birth order and sex of previous births …
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India. Using primary survey data, we find more program inefficiencies and leakages in village councils reserved for women …
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We investigate whether politician gender influences policy outcomes in India. We focus upon antenatal and postnatal …
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regression discontinuity afforded by close elections between women and men in India's state elections, we find that a woman … margin in India where a substantial number of incumbents do not contest re-election. There is no significant entry of new …
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