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Empowering women in Bangladesh : gender and the politics of reserved seats / Shajeda Aktar.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Aktar, Shajeda, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Women--Political activity--Bangladesh.
- Women.
- Women--Political activity.
- Women politicians.
- Women in public life.
- Bangladesh.
- Women--Bangladesh--Social conditions.
- Social conditions.
- Women in public life--Bangladesh.
- Women politicians--Bangladesh.
- Local government--Bangladesh.
- Local government.
- Bangladesh--Politics and government.
- Politics and government.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xi, 206 pages) : illustrations, maps
- Place of Publication:
- Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2022.
- System Details:
- text file
- Biography/History:
- Shajeda Aktar is Chairperson at the Department of Public Administration, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh. She has 18 years of research and teaching experience at the university level. Her research interests include public policy, electoral representation, women empowerment, capacity building, gender mainstreaming, poverty, public health, and household dynamics. She has published numerous papers in reputed journals, edited books and presented her works in conferences at home and abroad. She is skilled in managing team-based research projects, keen to share knowledge and promote open discussions. She obtained her PhD from Flinders University (Australia) with the prestigious award of Vice-Chancellor's Gold Medal for Excellence in PhD Thesis, and Honours and Master's from University of Rajshahi.
- Contents:
- The silent souls
- Ignored instinct : citizenship and governance in a conservative setting
- Framing empowerment : the dynamics of gender mainstreaming
- In the battle : women's crusade to enter into electoral politics
- Floating against the tide : women in local government functioning
- Let there be light : elected representatives and empowerment of the wider womenfolk
- Epilogue: Resource, agency and achievement holding public offices.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. London Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on August 18, 2021).
- Other Format:
- Print version: Aktar, Shajeda. Empowering women in Bangladesh
- ISBN:
- 9781003049784
- 1003049788
- 9781000421613
- 1000421619
- 9781000422368
- 1000422364
- Publisher Number:
- 40030682261
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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