South Asia: Women Studies: Bangladesh



1)Women's Health and Nutritional Security in Bangladesh
Examines the roots of poor Bangladesh women's health. In such patriarchal society, women suffer the consequences of being the ones with lower status. Low level of education, early marriage and non-equal legal rights contribute to neglect of women's health condition.
url: http://www.foundation.novartis.com/women_health_bangladesh.htm
Novartis Foundation for Sustainable Development (http://foundation.novartis.com)

2)EDUCATION AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
Associations
Association for Social Advancement (ASA)
Developer of saving products designed to generate local funds to help provide microfinancing to low income groups.
url: http://www.asabd.org/

3)Gender Dimensions of Poverty in Bangladesh
An article on human deprivation, hunger and poverty in Bangladesh." (web site)
url: http://www.foundation.novartis.com/bangladesh_poverty.htm
home: Novartis Foundation for Sustainable Development (http://foundation.novartis.com/)

4)Bikash - A Rural Women's Project in Bangladesh
A Novartis Foundation's project aims to improve women's quality of life by providing informal education, enabling women to generate income, mobilising savings and extending credit for small businesses.
url: http://foundation.novartis.com/women_bangladesh.htm
home: Novartis Foundation for Sustainable Development (http://foundation.novartis.com/)

5)Banchte Shekha: Women Helping Women in Bangladesh -- by Jim Mullins and Alice Boatwright. Banchte Shekha, a development program designed to empower poor village women to better lives.
url: http://www.jim-mullins.com/Bangladesh.html
home: Jim Mullins (http://www.jim-mullins.com/)

6)The Hunger Project Women's Initiative for Ending Hunger -- by Cathy Burke
Reports the experience of a Hunger Project's all-women study trip. The Hunger Project's programs have been effective in helping ending poverty and in transforming the nation's mind-set.
url: http://www.thp.org/women/cathy_bangla.htm
home: The Hunger Project (http://www.thp.org/)

7)Microfinance Country Information: Bangladesh
Collection of links and statistics pertaining to micro credit markets in Bangladesh.
url: http://www.soc.titech.ac.jp/icm/country/asia-bangladesh.html
The Virtual Library on Microcredit (http://www.soc.titech.ac.jp/icm/icm.html)

HEALTH/Organizations

8)Marie Stopes Clinic Society (MSCS)
Part of the Marie Stopes International organization, MSCS provides health care related reproductive health and family planning.
url: http://www.mariestopes.org.uk/bangladesh.html
home: Maries Stopes International (http://www.mariestopes.org.uk)

9)The Bangladesh Women's Health Coalition -- by Bonnie J. Kay, Adrienne Germain, and Maggie Bangser
Introduces the concept of women-centered reproductive health services that focus on the quality of service delivery rather than the quantity of contraceptive acceptors.
url: http://www.popcouncil.org/qcq/qcq03.html
home: Population Council (http://www.popcouncil.org/)

10)The Changing Face of Women in Bangladesh -- by Jennifer Morris.
A student's personal account of her trip to Bangladesh. Morris observes how micro-credit programs could make significant difference in the life of an oppressed woman.
url: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/sipa/PUBS/SLANT/SPRING97/morris.html
home: Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs (http://www.columbia.edu/cu/sipa/)

Info courtesy : http://www.lib.washington.edu/Southasia/Women/bangladesh.html