Pragmatic Approaches to Sustainable Development through Rural Women Empowerment in Bangladesh

Abstract

Empowerment of rural women in Bangladesh can reduce gender inequality and improve their social status. Despite its significance, the issue cannot be done with solved easily as there are many factors that tend to debar its progress. In this regard, this paper aims to consider the multi-layered actuality of issues in the rural women empowerment concerned with gender equality in Bangladesh. This paper sought to identify the determinants of empowerment of rural women in Bangladesh. Analysis of some selected factors was performed to identify the empowerment factors. It focuses on the empowerment of rural women, including in relation to access to micro credit, Information Communication and Technology (ICT), agriculture  etc.

Keywords: Agriculture, ICT, Micro Credit, Poultry, women empowerment