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The lively and vibrant Gender and Social Transformation (GST) cluster at BIGD today owes much of its success to the iron-willed woman Simeen Mahmud. A pioneering researcher in her own right, she was the co-founder and coordinator of the cluster.... The post Making Room at the Table: Addressing the Limitations of Women’s Economic Participation appeared first on BRAC Institute of Governance and Development.| BRAC Institute of Governance and Development
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For three days, I embarked on this journey with a dearth of knowledge on village etiquette, a language barrier (weak spoken Bengali), tainted with urban hues. Yet I was accepted into their homes with open arms and wide-eyed grins. And... The post Understanding the Many Faces of Poverty appeared first on BRAC Institute of Governance and Development.| BRAC Institute of Governance and Development
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The post Quarantine in Home or Prison? Domestic Violence in the Time of COVID-19 and What it Holds for Bangladesh appeared first on BRAC Institute of Governance and Development.| BRAC Institute of Governance and Development
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]With limited health sector capacities, COVID-19 will be fought in Bangladesh’s homes where women play an outsized role. Less than a month since the World Health Organization (WHO) declared a COVID-19 pandemic on March 11th, the global burden of infections...| BRAC Institute of Governance and Development
BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD), Brac University, is a Bangladesh-based social science research and academic institute, dedicated to generating and sharing knowledge through education, research, and public and policy engagement in equitable partnerships with national and global actors.| BRAC Institute of Governance and Development
In many emerging economies, the spread of mobile money has transformed access to financial services, especially for the unbanked. According to the Global Findex Database 2021, financial inclusion has increased by 50% over the past decade.| BRAC Institute of Governance and Development
