Working Women in Bangladesh

Women are upgrading their former position and presenting their qualifications and achievements in family, society or public life by their activities. Women's empowerment is possible only when women have the opportunity to use the existing opportunities to make changes in their education, career and lifestyle without any hindrance or restriction. They are on the highways of  empowerment, economic development, political stability and social changes.

Presence of working women in Bangladesh

In Bangladesh women are working more and more. None can deny that there is a conspicuous change in our society is the presence of working women outside the home. Of course, it must be acknowledged that women have always worked within the household but this commonly is not counted as 'work'. It is  a great regret  that women's roles in agricultural societies especially in the villages  particularly during harvest time  have not been recongnised either.

Women in various professions

It is due to economic necessity or the urge to establish an individual identity or both, nowadays many women are entering the outside workforce for earning money to make a better and established life. They are joining a wide range of professions  as engineer, doctor, teacher, day labourer etc.  Moreover, it is  both educated women who are opting to work and women with little or no education have come out of their cocoons to earn and  to become self-reliant. Life is  not easier for women now but more difficult. Women have to fulfil their roles of wife, mother and homemaker. At work, as they  have to compete with men, they must prove their worth twice over in order that they can survive.

Position of women

The position of women in Bangladesh is upgrading now. They are now working in a variety of professions. The presence of working women outside the home is on increase. Really, they have to compete with men to prove their ability. Women, in general, were supposed to do household activities.

Working women in Bangladesh

Both educated and uneducated are working outside the home in Bangladesh. They are no longer detached from the outside world. They are struggling hard to survive in this very sophisticated world. They work more and more during harvesting in rural areas. It is unfortunate that their roles in agriculture have not  been admitted in Bangladesh. Women have to compete with men for equal rights.

Women’s contribution in economy

The economic progress that Bangladesh has made in the last ten years is very promising. Poverty has been reduced at a significant rate. Even the average life expectancy of the citizens has increased. Along with economic progress, Bangladesh has also made progress in various social indicators including education, health and women's empowerment. Women play a vital role economic sector.

Female empowerment

Women's empowerment is also an important milestone in the index of social progress. Women are more visible in various fields than ever before as various steps are taken to ensure women's participation at all levels of society. Most of the credit for the bright image of Bangladesh's garment industry in the world today goes to working women of the country. Women's participation in the health sector is now more than half. Meanwhile, 80 per cent of micro-borrowers are women who are involved in various micro-enterprises. Despite some brilliant examples of women's empowerment, the situation and position of the entire women's society seems particularly depressing. Although both men and women liberated this country through a bloody war of liberation, the women of Bangladesh  are not free from discrimination. This means that this country has not yet become a woman's own. There are still many obstacles in the way of women's advancement. They have to deal with various adversities all the time.

Women's advancement 

For good reason, the out-of-home movement of adolescents and women associated with many sectors has increased significantly, which is an important indicator of women's advancement. Apart from this, the participation of women in other formal workplaces such as government-private and semi-government offices-courts, factories, schools-colleges-universities, hospitals-clinics and business establishments is also increasing day by day.

Gender equality in the workplace

The question may be, what is the status and position of women in formal workplaces? Negative answers are still relevant in this case. Where women make up half of the total population of the country, the bright position of a handful of women cannot alleviate the filth of the inferior status of the entire women's society. The constitution of independent Bangladesh has given women equal rights in all fields. In the last 50 years, various laws and policies have been formulated in the country to implement this promise of the constitution. Bangladesh has also signed many international documents that speak in favor of gender equality. But gender equality has not been established in this country yet. Women are still discriminated  in their way while working.

Women in the workforce

The unimaginable economic prosperity, development and growth that has been achieved in Bangladesh in spite of various economic, social and natural adversities is mainly due to the empowerment and progress of women, and their contribution in this regard is undeniable. The women of Bangladesh shine a light of hope in participating in the formation of the country by rising to a non-discriminatory-respectable position in family and social life.

 Female labor

The traditional  belief  of common people regarding women's working ability is obviously wrong. In fact, women are entering the workforce for the attainment of their economic solvency as most of the women in our society have  developed confidence within themselves. They have to excel themselves by competing with men. It is high time the gov.t ensured the dignity of women's work.