Chowdhury Dilruba Shoma Financial empowerment of women has social and economic benefits for all citizens. Entrenched attitudes, customs and practices are preventing Bangladesh from realising the full benefit of the entrepreneurial skills of its female citizens. My just-published research uses a liberal feminist perspective and undertakes a detailed analysis of data on cottage, micro, small… Continue reading Financing female entrepreneurs: a crucial step for socioeconomic development in Bangladesh
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Development workers behaving badly
Kuntala Lahiri-Dutt Is it really the much-awaited #MeToo or #TimesUp moment of the development industry? Now that the waves of reactions and counter-reactions have subsided, I ask if it is possible to rethink the infamous ‘Oxfam incident’. To put it briefly, the charity’s high-level professionals have been reported to have indulged in partying with sex… Continue reading Development workers behaving badly
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