Strategies on Rural Women Empowerment

Q. Discuss some strategies taken by the Government of Bangladesh on rural women empowerment?

In Bangladesh women comprise nearly half of the total population. But the status of women is much lower than that of men in every sphere of life. Women are identified with domestic life while politics is viewed as a male-dominated public activity that is typically masculine in nature. But without this half portions development nations development would nit became possible. So, there are some strategies taken by government of Bangladesh. Such are:

• Poverty reduction: Increasing economic condition of the poor is the most significant strategy for poverty reduction for women empowerment.
  
• Public expenditure: Public sector expenditures in general need to be restructured and targeted to address the basic needs of women.
  
• Public employment: Measures will be taken to accelerate the integration of women into public services for example; priority will be given to women for jobs of primary and secondary school teachers, health assistance, family welfare workers etc.
  
• Education: Steps will be taken to support a gender sensitive educational system and to increase participation of women in education and policy formation.
  
• Health: Provision will be made for health interventions and services design to take into account women's special health needs.
  
• Legal protection: Support for the promotion and protection of women's rights through more effective enforcement of law.
  
• Security: Social and other
  Securities should be ensured for women empowerment.
  
• Institutional Infrastructure and/or capacity building: Increase the planning capacity of the ministry of women and child affairs.
  
• Support services for women's employment: Support services specially related to women empowerment.
  
• Research and database development: Research and database development for assuring new projects and techniques.
  
• Institutional arrangements: Institutional arrangements are done in a manner such they improve women's condition.
  

These are the strategies provided by the government of Bangladesh for women empowerment.