Women Empowerment in Bangladesh [Some Facts and Thoughts]
1. Empowerment is defined as “the enhancement of assets and capabilities of diverse individuals and groups to engage, influence, and hold accountable the institutions which affect them”. In another literature, it is defined as “a process whereby women become able to organize themselves to increase their own self-reliance, to assert their independent right to make choices and to control resources which will assist in challenging and eliminating their own subordination”. 2. Empowering women to narrow the gap between men and women demand appropriate policy action. Bangladesh has the political courage that favour women at the expense of men to stand for equity. 3. The Constitution of Bangladesh grants equal rights to women and men in all spheres of public life [Article28 (1) and 28 (3)]. 4. The Seventh Five Year Plan (2015-16-2020-21) of Bangladesh government, which is the national medium-term development plan committed to transforming Bangladesh into a middle-income country ...