In Episode 004 of Tong Alaap (টং আলাপ), by the BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD), researchers and activists from across South Asia discuss the challenges women face in […]
Resources
SuPWR's collection of resources document and share learning, grounded in the perspectives and analysis from members of women's struggles in South Asia.
Struggle: Girls Not Brides Bangladesh
Women’s Struggles for Empowerment in Bangladesh
Women have made substantial gains in health, education, and political representation in Bangladesh, which has been led by female prime ministers since 1991. Women play a key role in the […]
Contentious Empowerment?: Women, Development and Change in Bangladesh
In the last 50 years, Bangladesh has achieved remarkable progress on gender equality gains, starting from a lower base compared to other countries in the region. These include a rapid […]
Poster: Combatting child marriage in the Dalit community
This poster was presented at Share-Net Bangladesh’s 7th Knowledge Fair, which took place in Dhaka, Bangladesh on 26 September 2022. The poster presents findings from focus group discussions (FGDs) that […]
Anjali: A Dalit girl’s story of resilience
Education plays a key role in the fight against child marriage, especially when it comes to extremely marginalised communities like Dalits who face intergenerational trauma and gender-based violence. The struggles […]
How do we bring Rupa and Lata back to school?
Bangladesh went into a nationwide lockdown with one of the highest rates of child marriage worldwide, where 51% of young women get married before turning 18. While many other countries were worried about learning loss, we were worried about the increasing number of young girls becoming vulnerable to higher health risks, early pregnancies, and domestic violence as a result of child marriage.
Understanding backlash to sustain women’s rights
Women’s struggles across the world have sought to redistribute power to achieve equality between women and men. Many of these have seen some real and hard-won successes. However, backlash against feminist gains is also now a visible phenomenon around the world, and especially in South Asia.
