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National gender profile of agriculture and rural livelihoods

Bangladesh

Year of publication 2023

Place of publication Dhaka, Bangladesh ;

Pages 144 p.

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Book (series)

ISBN 978-92-5-138197-7

Series title Country Gender Assessment Series

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Synopsis (short abstract) Women account for about half of the agricultural workforce and over 63 percent of the rural female workforce is engaged in agriculture in Bangladesh (Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics [BBS], 2018). Under the leadership of the Government of Bangladesh, the country has made significant progress towards gender equality and advancing the status of women and girls, particularly in education and health care. The country ranked fiftieth among 153 countries in the Global Gender Gap Report for 2020. Bangladesh has adopted many laws and policies to promote gender equality, including the National Women Development Policy 2011. Gender inequality continues to manifest in forms of gender-based discrimination, which includes restrictive social norms, access to and control over resources, barriers to accessing services and involvement in decision-making processes. Beyond the burden of unpaid care work, the lack of economic empowerment is a massive loss for Bangladesh’s economy, which could otherwise benefit from the equal participation of women. FAO recognizes the centrality of gender equality in its mandate to achieve food security for all by raising levels of nutrition, improving agricultural productivity, natural resource management and improving the lives of rural populations. The FAO Policy on Gender Equality 2020–2030 aims to advance equality of voice, agency and access to resources and services between women and men in sustainable agricultural production and rural development, identifying gender mainstreaming and women-targeted interventions as a two-fold strategy.

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FAO. 2023. National gender profile of agriculture and rural livelihoods – Bangladesh. Country Gender Assessment Series. Dhaka.

https://doi.org/10.4060/cc7938en

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