Changing norms about gender inequality in education Evidence from Bangladesh
Author(s): Niels-Hugo Blunch and Maitreyi Bordia Das BACKGROUND While norms are important for educational attainment, especially in the developing world, there are relatively few studies on this topic. This paper, which … Read More »
Disability Considerations in GBV Programming during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Overview This note provides information and practical guidance to support gender-based violence (GBV) practitioners to integrate attention to disability into GBV prevention, risk mitigation and response efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic. … Read More »
The Impact of COVID-19 on Women
This policy brief by the UN Secretary General focuses on the impact of COVID-19 affecting women and girls around the world with respect to the economy, health, unpaid care work and … Read More »
Duration of Breastfeeding and Its Correlates in Bangladesh
The purpose of this study was to assess the duration of breastfeeding and the sociodemographic affecting it. Data for the study were drawn from the Bangladesh Demographic and Health. In total … Read More »
Crisis on the Horizon: Devastating Losses for Global Reproductive Health Are Possible Due to COVID-19
Policy Analysis by Guttmacher Institute Every year, nearly 700 million women access modern contraceptive methods, over 90 million give birth in a health facility, and tens of millions access safe abortion services in … Read More »
COVID-19 and Ending Violence Against Women and Girls
At the moment, there is no evidence to prove the extent of domestic violence in Bangladesh in the midst of the country-wide lock down since late March. Given that domestic violence … Read More »
Adolescent contraceptive use and its effects on fertility
Authors David Antonio S´anchez-P´aez Jos´e Antonio Ortega Abstract BACKGROUND Adolescent reproductive health is part of internationally agreed development goals. Unmarried adolescents are not commonly included in global monitoring of contraceptive use … Read More »
Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey (BDHS) 2017-18: Key Indicators Report
The 2017-18 Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey (2017-18 BDHS) is the eighth national survey to report on the demographic and health status of Bangladeshi women and their families. The main objective … Read More »
Abortion deaths from tetanus in Bangladesh
This following is an excerpt from ‘Access to Reproductive Health: A Question of Distributive Justice’, which contains information about pregnancy, abortion and contraception in different parts of the world. About 1,000 … Read More »
Gender equality: Women’s rights in review 25 years after Beijing
Marking the 25th anniversary of the adoption of the Beijing Platform for Action, as well as the first time that progress on the implementation of the Platform is reviewed in light of … Read More »
