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Building Solidarities: Gender Justice in a Time of Backlash

Published by: IDS

Significant progress on gender equality has been made in past decades, but in recent years gender and sexual rights are increasingly...

Women’s Struggles for Empowerment in Bangladesh

Women have made substantial gains in health, education, and political representation in Bangladesh, which has been led by female prime...

Understanding Gender Backlash: Southern Perspectives

Published by: IDS

Far from seeing continued steady progress on gender equality, we are currently witnessing significant backlash against gender and sexual...

Being New Poor in Bangladesh: Coping Strategies, Constraints, and Trajectories

Published by: Institute of Development Studies

Recent studies of the Covid-19 pandemic have found that millions in Bangladesh fell into poverty during this time, and they were unable to recover to their pre-pandemic economic position. This study draws on qualitative panel data collected from 39 new-poor households in Khulna, coping with pandemic-induced shocks and attempting to come out of poverty.