Book
The Invisible resource: women and work in rural Bangladesh
Westview Press • Boulder • Published In 1987 • Pages: xiii, 161
By: Wallace, Ben J..
Abstract
The economic activities of Bangladesh women, like those of many other women in Third World countries throughout the world, are hidden or even disregarded because the society of which they are part perceives their work more as wifely duties rather than important contributions to the general economy. This study examines this phenomena as it existed in the villages of Choto Kalampur and Jalsha Borohissa during the period of field work in 1984-1985. Three primary goals of the research study, discussed in detail in the text, were to: (1) identify specific economic and non-economic activities of rural women; (2) examine the amount of time alloted to each of these activities; and (3) describe the many ways in which women have contributed to agricultural activities in the region. The source concludes with a discussion of the implications of the research findings to future government policies and aid programs in Bangladesh.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2002
- Region
- Asia
- Sub Region
- South Asia
- Document Type
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- John Beierle ; 1992
- Field Date
- 1984-1985 [p. 7]
- Coverage Date
- not specified
- Coverage Place
- villages of Choto Kalampur and Jalsha Borohissa, Bangladesh
- Notes
- Ben J. Wallace …[et al.]
- Includes index. Bibliography: p. 151-156
- LCCN
- 86032614
- LCSH
- Bengalis