How Are Women Faring in the Bangladeshi Labour Market? Evidence from Labour Force Survey Data

Bidisha, Sayema Haque; Faruk, Avinno; Mahmood, Tanveer

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“…In developing economies, women play an important role by contributing to household income (International Labor Organization, 2013) [21] . A significant majority of Bangladeshi women, approximately 91.8 percent according to the Labor Force Statistics of 2016-17, are employed in the informal sector (Bidisha, 2023) [8] . In rural areas of Bangladesh, women face many difficulties due to gender inequalities and lack of opportunities.…”

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Female day laborers and empowerment: A study on some selected rural areas in Kishoreganj District, Bangladesh

Sony,

Rifat

2024

Int. J. Sociol. Humanit.

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This study investigates the complex dynamics shaping the empowerment trajectories of female day laborers in rural areas of Bangladesh, as well as examining the engagement motivations, outcomes, and persistance challenges of the involvement. This study is conducted through a mixed-methods approach, and data was collected from 137 respondents through surveys and case studies in Bajitpur Municipality, Kishoreganj District. The findings reveal economic necessity and family responsibilities as the primary motivators compelling women into insecure informal labor. While day labor participation enabled some positive gains in income, confidence, mobility, and domestic decision-making, most women continued to face multidimensional difficulties, including income instability, violence, unpaid burdens, stigma, and harassment. The study reveals significant post-labor increases in financial independence (From 8.7% to 94.8%), household decision power (12.4% to 78.8%), and self-efficacy (24% to 90.5%), which overall indicate that female day laborers are being empowered after engaging the day labor works. However, over one-third still grapple with income instability, while 68.7% encounter social stigma and 72.7% experience harassment, signaling continuing disempowerment despite modest legal knowledge gains. The research points out that in the absence of greater systemic change, the inclusion of labor force is a necessary but inadequate condition for poor female day laborers in the absence of greater systemic changes and the inclusion of labor force for the transformation of alignment. It deeply demands integrated legal, economic, and infrastructure, with the cooperation of stakeholders in an ecosystem that supports rural female day laborers in all cases and helps the empowerment process in all spheres. Overall, the goal of this study is to explore the progress and the scenarios of the conditional empowerment of marginalized women workers, as well as the complex reality and continued obstacles, to inform the appropriate involvement in eliminating discrimination in their daily socio-economic progress on the basis of their self-demanding and living experiences.

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Female day laborers and empowerment: A study on some selected rural areas in Kishoreganj District, Bangladesh

Sony,

Rifat

2024

Int. J. Sociol. Humanit.

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Role of labor market dynamics in influencing global female labor force participation

Saha,

Singh

2024

JES

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PurposeThe global non-attainment of the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 5 indicates the issue of rising gender inequality. Educated women shying away from the labor force is worsening it. The labor market dynamics might shape the female labor force participation (FLFP). The present study recommends a policy framework by analyzing this dynamism across 125 countries over 1990–2020.Design/methodology/approachThe Two-step System Generalized Method of Moments is used to address endogeneity bias. Dynamism in policy environment is captured by relaxing the Ceteris Paribus condition in the empirical model.FindingsResults show that the moderation of labor market factors has increased with the attainment of Secondary and Tertiary Education. Results also highlight that these factors promote FLFP through prospective opportunities but also hinder female participation through employer’s discrimination despite educational attainment.Originality/valueStudies have examined the role of education on FLFP. However, prior research has not investigated the role of labor market factors in influencing the impact of education on FLFP. The consideration of these factors will help in addressing the global policy lacuna by recommending a policy framework for enhancing FLFP through internalization of the externalities exerted by the labor market factors, and thereby, help the countries attaining the SDG 5 objectives.

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How Are Women Faring in the Bangladeshi Labour Market? Evidence from Labour Force Survey Data

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Female day laborers and empowerment: A study on some selected rural areas in Kishoreganj District, Bangladesh

Female day laborers and empowerment: A study on some selected rural areas in Kishoreganj District, Bangladesh

Role of labor market dynamics in influencing global female labor force participation

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