Domains of Contestation: Women's Empowerment and Islam in Bangladesh

• From: Department for International Development
• Published: 1 January 2009

• Country: Bangladesh
• Document Type: Working Paper
• Theme: Social Change
• Authors: White, S.C.

Abstract

This paper asks whether Islam empowers women. The question is addressed in the context of contemporary Bangladesh, where while conventional indicators of gender inequality are narrowing, Islam is increasingly visible in society and politics. The paper draws on long-term research in Bangladesh, including a larger project on Wellbeing in Developing Countries and additional in-depth work on culture and religion.

Citation

Working Paper No. 36, Religions and Development Research Programme, University of Birmingham, UK, 38 pp. ISBN 0-704402721-0

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Domains of Contestation: Women’s Empowerment and Islam in Bangladesh

Published 1 January 2009