WUNRN
Bangladesh -
Gender & Women's Rights
The programme on Gender under the social
policy unit of Unnayan Onneshan undertakes research on all aspects of gender
issues, specifically focuses on concerns pertaining to women workers’ rights,
sexual harassment of women, and representation of women in society.
UO undertakes research for improving
women workers' rights in traditional sector, service sector, formal and
informal sectors. Furthermore, UO focuses on reducing women sexual harassment
at home and outside. Moreover, UO advocates for changing the mode of
representation of women that postulates a degrading position of women in the
society. Through its research programmes would try to way out existing
inequalities between men and women in the society and try to find out possible
solutions to give women their due respect and rights. Moreover, advocacy for
institutional responses would promote policy reformulation to ensure adequate
and appropriate provision for the women.
Recent Publications
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downloading)
Gender Inequality in
Bangladesh-Unnayan Onneshan Policy Brief
Gender Inequality in
Bangladesh
Social Connection of Street Girls in the
Context of Dhaka City, Bangladesh
Gender Issue in Climate Change Discourse:
Theory Versus Reality
Scaling Up: Gender Equality in Primary
Education in
Women’s Rights to Land in Bangladesh: Roles,
Limitations and Transformation
Workers Income Security and Minimum Wage in Bangladesh
in the Era of Globalisation
Policy Advocacy and Engagement
The objective of the organization is to
create broad awareness among the civil society on current social issues.
Through disseminating its research works and organizing events, the
organisation put ideas directly to decision-makers at national and
international levels. It has cultivated connections with public sector
officials, politicians, business leaders, NGOs, trade unions, women groups, educators
for building active support for ensuring social justice and equity across the
society