It is a pptx about gender studies.

3. Keywords :
• Gender:
... refers to ttge social differences between
men and women that aare learned ,changeable
over time and have wide variations both within
and bbetween culture.
• Sex:
...is a theory about human beings which divides them into two
biologically based categories ---male and female.
Sexologist John Money introduced the terminological distinction between
biological sex and gender as a role in 1955.
• Gender Discrimination :
The systematic, unfavouranle treatment of individual on the basis of
their gender,which denies their rights, opportunities of resources...

4. The Constitution of People’s Republic
of Bangladesh
• The right to social security, that is to say,to public assistance in cases of
undeserved want arising from unemployment, illness or disablement or
suffered by widows or orphans or in old age or in other such cases
(Articles 15.d).
• The State shall adopt effective measures to prevent and gambling
(Articles 18.2).
• The State shall not discriminate against any citizen on grounds only of
religion, race, caste,sex or places of birth(Articles 28.1).
• Women should have equal rights with men in all spheres of State and of
public life(Articles 28.2).
• No citizen shall,on grounds only of religion, race,caste,sex or place of
birth, be ineligible for or discriminated against in respect of, any
employment or office in the service of the Republic Articles 29.2).

5. Transition of Feminist Movement in
Bangladesh
• The Emergence of ‘the Woman Question’ among Bengal-Muslims (The
British period-1900-1947):the social reform movement of the 19th century
laid the foundation for women’s equality through reforms in education and
abolition of practices .These reforms were largely spearheaded by the
Hindu (or Brahmo) social leaders in Bengal targeting practices within their
community, but debates on social reform also engulfed the Muslims of
Bengal.
• Increased Presence in Challenging the Nation Building Project: Pakistan
Period (1947-1970):In the early years, gender issues were subsumed under
the nation building project and later on in the larger political and national
struggles.
• The Bangladesh Period (1972- present):over the years, women’s
organizations and feminist organizations have mobilized around various
issues including: women’s political participation, economic empowerment,
gender mainstreaming in public policies, religious-personal law reforms,
violence against women etc.

6. Global Gender Gap
Regional
Position

7. Reasons of Gender Discrimination in
Bangladesh
Structural and Social Institutions
Traditionally, women were often discouraged from
participating in public life and were mainly
recognised only for their reproductive role. The social forces,
which are creating gender differentials.
Lack of Explicit Policy Initiatives
There are no effective policies to ensure women’s
security at home, educational institutions, road, organizations
and the like. Under these circumstances, parents are more
likely to keep their girls inside their home.

8. Continue...
Preoccupied Mind-set
. There are perceptions that men are better off
than women are as far as the ability to work is
concerned and only men can look after their parents.
That is why girls are subject to discrimination from
their births.
. Early Marriage
. Early marriage of girls is a very common
phenomenon in Bangladesh. Early marriage is one of
the vital barriers to women’s and girls’ education,
health and employment.

9. Forms of Discrimination
• In the workforce
• In legal proceeding
• In the home
• In health care
• In marketing tactics
• In the education system

10. • Health Care
• Bangladesh has achieved some progress in health sector
and has been successful in raising the average life
expectation of its population. However, the situation of
female health is still poor.Health care for women is still
restricted to their reproductive health.That is why their
general health remains neglected.

11. Education
Boys Girls
Primary Level 48% 51%
Junior
Secondary
Level
16% 20%
Secondary Level 7% 7%

13. How do we solve this?
1.Change the mentality about human identity:Every
person should be treated by their qualities not
by their identity.
2. Drastically improve access to health care:Health
care is one field that disproportiontely benefits women more than men & equal aaccess
to health care can help women fight for their rights more. Not just that, it also gives
women much more jobs to work.
3.Improve access to education :With education,women can enter the knowledge
economy. While IT sector is not perfectly equal,it is better than the back breaking
jobs.Like health care,education sector can bring a variety of benefits to women.
4.Enable a greater spread of entrepreneurship:It can allow women to work from the
comfort of home or at least help them have a greater control over their own life.
5. Enable a time bound affirmative action for women in politics :Bring much more
women into politics and start with a 33% reservation.Although it looks philosophically
wrong to give any community a advantage, it can bring practical benefitss.