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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.
Sexual harassment common among young women workers in Bangladesh
New research reveals that young female workers (aged 18 to 24) in Bangladesh often experience sexual harassment at work, but their...
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.
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.
Calling out workplace sexual harassment in Ugandan markets
Recently, as part of the Gendered Price of Precarity project, youth researchers have been looking into the experiences of women working...