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    Estimating Women’s Contribution to the Economy: The Case of Bangladesh

    Khatun, Fahmida; Khan, Towfiqul Islam; Pervin, Shahida; Jahan, Hosna | January 2016
    Abstract
    The socio-economic conditions of women in Bangladesh have improved significantly over the years. Progress can be observed in a number of social indicators concerning education, health and empowerment. Indeed, this is a reflection of the increased participation of women in the labour force. Notwithstanding the dynamics of change in labour market composition, the contribution of women in official estimations of gross domestic product (GDP) is much lower than that of men. Under-representation of women’s contribution in national income accounting can be explained by women’s disproportionate engagement in the informal sector, where there is no or little monetary remuneration. Worldwide, according to the International Labour Organization (ILO), women account for about onethird of the workforce in the informal sector. In Bangladesh, only 3.25 per cent of employed women work in the public sector and 8.25 per cent work in the private sector. The remaining 89.5 per cent are employed in the informal sector with varying, and often unpredictable, earning patterns. Many of them work without compensation. Unpaid work of women in Bangladesh comes in many forms such as chores, child care and care of the elderly, sick and disabled people in the household, and volunteer work in the community (International Labour Office, 2006). The national accounting system based on the System of National Accounts (SNA) does not include such unpaid works, which are performed mainly by women.
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    Khatun, Fahmida; Khan, Towfiqul Islam; Pervin, Shahida; Jahan, Hosna. 2016. Estimating Women’s Contribution to the Economy: The Case of Bangladesh. © Centre for Policy Dialogue. http://hdl.handle.net/11540/7152.
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    Keywords
    Comparative Analysis
    Social Research
    Sex Discrimination
    Employment Discrimination
    Women's Rights
    Equal Opportunity
    Equal Pay
    Feminism
    Men's Role
    Women's Role
    Development Economics
    Economic Analysis
    Economic Impact
    Socioeconomic Development
    Socioeconomic Indicators
    Gender
    Gender Bias
    Gender Differences
    Gender Discrimination
    Gender Equality
    Gender Gaps
    Gender Inequality
    Gender Issues
    Gender Relations
    Gender Roles
    Econometric analysis
    Economic implications
    Economies in transition
    Economic integration
    Growth potential
    Gross national product
    Economic discrimination
    Socioeconomic surveys
    Gender-based analysis
    Sex differences
    Job bias
    Equal employment opportunity
    Fair employment practice
    Job discrimination
    Affirmative action programs
    Sex dicrimination against women
    Pay equity
    Sexism
    Equal rights amendment
    Emancipation of women
    Equal rights
    Women's movements
    Feminist economics
    Labor economics
    Women in economic development
    Women in development
    Wage survey
    Cost and standard of living
    Human capital
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    Khatun, Fahmida
    Khan, Towfiqul Islam
    Pervin, Shahida
    Jahan, Hosna
    Theme
    Gender
    Economics

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