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7 June 2022

The Gendered Price of Precarity: Voicing and Challenging Workplace Sexual Harassment

Published by: Institute of Development Studies

There is a strong belief that employment is a crucial avenue for the empowerment of young women, through income, greater autonomy, and bargaining power within the family. However, experiences of workplace sexual harassment undermine these potential gains.

Marjoke Oosterom & 7 others

The Gendered Price of Precarity Youth employment and politics Bangladesh Central and South Asia Sub Saharan Africa Uganda

Brief

23 May 2022

Tackling Workplace Sexual Harassment (accessible version)

Published by: Institute of Development Studies

Employment is believed to be a crucial avenue for women’s empowerment, yet widespread workplace sexual harassment undermines this in many countries.

Marjoke Oosterom & 7 others

The Gendered Price of Precarity Bangladesh Central and South Asia Sub Saharan Africa Uganda

Brief

23 May 2022

Tackling Workplace Sexual Harassment

Published by: Institute of Development Studies

Based on case study research with factory and domestic workers in Bangladesh and Uganda, this briefing explains how social and gender norms constrain young women’s voices and agency in response to sexual harassment.

Marjoke Oosterom & 7 others

The Gendered Price of Precarity Bangladesh Central and South Asia Sub Saharan Africa Uganda

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The Gendered Price of Precarity: Voicing and Challenging Workplace Sexual Harassment

Tackling Workplace Sexual Harassment (accessible version)

Tackling Workplace Sexual Harassment