Parental gender bias and investment in children’s health and education: evidence from Bangladesh

Begum, Lutfunnahar; Grossman, Philip J.; Islam, Asad

doi:10.1093/oep/gpac006

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“…For example, a study in Germany revealed that male children of parents who believe girls are better at reading exhibited lower readingrelated competence beliefs and were discouraged from reading (39). Consistent with this research, a study in Bangladesh demonstrates that more parents invest in their male children's education and health expenses than their female offsprings (40). Research from Balkan and Scandinavian countries confirms these findings that biased parents allocate greater resources to children of their preferred gender (41).…”

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Sex-specific associations among infant food and atopic sensitizations and infant neurodevelopment

Tessier¹,

Mandhane²,

Pei³

et al. 2022

Front. Pediatr.

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IntroductionFood sensitization is a first and strong indicator of immune deviation in the progression to other allergic conditions. Sensitization to food or other allergens and related inflammation during critical windows of infant development may adversely affect neurodevelopmental milestones. However, additional research is needed to test this association further.MethodsAssociations between atopic (any food or aeroallergen) or food sensitization (specific to egg, soybean, peanut, and milk) at age 1 year and neurodevelopment up to 2 years of age were evaluated in the national CHILD Cohort Study, with a secondary aim examining whether these associations were sex-specific. Food and atopic sensitization were assessed by skin prick tests (SPT) in 1-year-old infants, with neurodevelopment assessed using the cognitive, language, motor, and social-emotional subscales of the Bayley Scales of Infant Development (BSID-III) administered at 1 and 2 years of age.ResultsAtopic sensitization was present among 16.4% of infants, while 13.4% had food sensitizations. Only socioemotional scores reached statistical significance among the four BSID-III domains. Both atopic and food sensitization at 1 year of age was associated with lower social-emotional scores, independent of the infant's ethnicity. These findings were sex-specific and only observed among boys, among whom social-emotional scores were lowered by 5 points if atopic sensitization was present (−5.22 [95% CI: −9.96, −0.47], p = 0.03) or if food sensitization was present (−4.85 [95% CI: −9.82,0.11], p = 0.06). Similar results were observed using the standard SPT cut-off of ≥3 mm — for atopic sensitization (−5.17 [95% CI: −11.14, −0.80], p = 0.09) and for food sensitization (−4.61 [95% CI: −10.96, 1.74], p = 0.15).ConclusionIn our study of term infants, we found an inverse, cross-sectional association between atopic and food sensitization status and social-emotional development scores in male children but not female children.

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Sex-specific associations among infant food and atopic sensitizations and infant neurodevelopment

Tessier¹,

Mandhane²,

Pei³

et al. 2022

Front. Pediatr.

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“…This is one of the topics that has received attention. In Bangladesh, research has been conducted on topics including parental gender bias as well as parental investment in children's health and education (Begum et al, 2022). Researchers in Bangladesh have also looked into the gendered perspectives of government institutions and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that are involved in the delivery of services to the country's impoverished (Chowdury, 2014).…”

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Gender bias in bangladesh civil service: a case study from 12 different cadres

Nasir

2022

BJPA

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This study attempts to identify the core reasons for gender bias in the Bangladesh Civil Service. The purpose is to learn about the current state of such bias and whether and to what extent women civil servants are impacted by it, as well as its consequences in terms of career growth. For this study, the researcher employed qualitative methodologies, relying mainly on primary data acquired through a questionnaire survey of 111 civil servants. Results demonstrate that in the civil service, women are subjected to a greater degree of gender bias than males, followed by the third gender. It also shows that social attitudes and lack of child care facilities are two of the key reasons for such bias and gender stereotyping, underrepresentation of women, the existing gender gap, insufficient paid maternity leaves, biased rules, and a lack of awareness might be regarded as minor sources of gender bias in this sector. Gender bias has a significant impact on postings, leadership positions, major project assignments, and challenging roles, as well as a moderate impact on other variables such as promotion, recognition for equal work, performance review, obtaining mentors and training opportunities, compensation and awards, recommendations, and recruiting, according to the data.

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Parental gender bias and investment in children’s health and education: evidence from Bangladesh

Cited by 2 publications

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Sex-specific associations among infant food and atopic sensitizations and infant neurodevelopment

Sex-specific associations among infant food and atopic sensitizations and infant neurodevelopment

Gender bias in bangladesh civil service: a case study from 12 different cadres

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