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BANGLADESH @ 50

GENDER & LABOUR MARKETS IN SOUTH ASIA: FEMINIST ECONOMICS PERSPECTIVES

Three feminist economists reflect on: the interaction between economics & culture in the segmentation of labour markets in Bangladesh; factors explaining frequency of entry-exit in women’s labour force participation in India; and how the ‘recognition’ of women’s work in agriculture in Pakistan feeds into policy redistribution.

Date/Time: Thursday, 25 November 2021 | 3.30pm UK | 9.30pm Dhaka 

Speakers: (@AshwDeshpande) is Professor of Economics, , Sonipat, and author of  (new edn, 2019); (@HarisGazdar) is Senior Researcher at the , Karachi.

Discussant: Naila Kabeer (@N_Kabeer) is Professor of Gender & Development at ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳, author of  (2014), and co-editor (with Caroline Sweetman) of  (2018). 

Chair: Nilanjan Sarkar is Deputy Director, ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ South Asia Centre (@SAsiaÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳).

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BANGLADESH @ 50

CLIMATE CHANGE: What Bangladesh Can Teach the World

The next in our series of events to mark Bangladesh's Golden Jubilee, this Roundtable will discuss what Bangladesh can teach the world from its experiences and innovative soutions to tackle climate change.  

Thursday, 20 May 2021 | 3.30pm UK | 8.30pm Dhaka

Panelists:  (@SaleemulHuq) is Director, International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD);  (@kabirfarah) is Country Director, ActionAid Bangladesh;  (@KhushiKabir) is Secretary & Coordinator, 'Nijera Kori', Dhaka;  (@garam_cha) is Mission Environmental Officer & Climate Intergation Lead, USAID, Dhaka.     

Moderator: David Lewis (@lewis100) is Professor of Social Policy & Development at ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳; his research expertise is  on Bangladesh. 

Chair: Nilanjan Sarkar is Deputy Director, ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ South Asia Centre.

A video-recording of this event is available .

BECOMING BANGLADESH

A global multi-perspective on the independence & making of Bangladesh through 6 English-language books.

Monday, 8 February 2021 | 3 pm UK | 9 pm Dhaka

Panelists:  (@Gary_Bass) is author of ;  (@meghdola) is a contributor to ;  (@NakaMookherjee) is the author of ;  (@srinathraghava3) is the author of ;  has written ;  (@saliltripathi) is the author of .

Moderator: Katy Gardner is Professor in ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ Anthropology, and author of .

Chair: Nilanjan Sarkar is Deputy Director, ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ South Asia Centre.

This event inaugurates our series of specially curated events to mark the Golden Jubilee of Bangladesh's independence in 2021.

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