South Asia Women’s Entrepreneurship Symposium: Accelerating Women’s Entrepreneurship in Bangladesh
Foundation, The Asia | October 2015
Abstract
From September 2012 through October 2015, The Asia Foundation implemented an innovative South Asia regional program to advance women’s entrepreneurship. This program, supported by the U.S. Department of State, advanced the U.S. Government’s “New Silk Road” goals of enhanced regional economic integration and increased trade across South and Central Asia. The program built directly on the DOS 2012 South Asia Women’s Entrepreneurship Symposium (SAWES), and was implemented in Bangladesh, India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka, with engagement from the Maldives, Bhutan, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Myanmar.
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Foundation, The Asia. 2015. South Asia Women’s Entrepreneurship Symposium: Accelerating Women’s Entrepreneurship in Bangladesh. © The Asia Foundation. http://hdl.handle.net/11540/9328.Keywords
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
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-based analysis
Sex differences
Job bias
Equal employment opportunity
Fair employment practice
Job discrimination
Affirmative action programs
Sex discrimination 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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