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- Convenors:
-
K. M. Mohsin
(Dhaka International University)
Md Abdullah Al Masum (University of Chittagong)
Saiful Islam Chowdhury (University of Chittagong)
- Stream:
- Relational movements: Kin and Gender/Mouvements relationnels: Parenté et genre
- Location:
- TBT 309
- Start time:
- 4 May, 2017 at
Time zone: America/New_York
- Session slots:
- 1
Short Abstract:
This panel will explore the factors that help to change the status of women in South Asia during the last few decades. This panel will also address the impediments and challenges that constrain women from their legitimate clams to enjoy the benefits from development works of the state.
Long Abstract:
South Asia is a densely populated, agriculture dependent region comprising seven different sovereign nations. This is an area of the world containing remarkable ethnic, linguistic, religious, geographical, and political diversity. Despite the diversities stemming from class, culture, religion and the areas they live in, there are similarities in the challenges encountered by women. However, women’s access to social, economic, and political development works in South Asia has brought about some changes in their life enhancing their social status. In general, women’s conditions have improved with education and socio-economic development that favors equality and individual rights. But still one thing is common in all regions of South Asia that the vast majority of women are considered subordinated to their male counterpart and most of them survive marginally either at home or outside. This panel will explore the factors that help to change the status of women in South Asia during the last few decades. This panel will also address the impediments and challenges that constrain women from their legitimate clams to enjoy the benefits from development works of the state. Finally the panel will discuss to what extent women in South Asia are prepared to face the challenges to improve their life in the society. While bringing up the issue of the status of the South Asian women, this panel puts special focus on the perspectives of Bangladesh, India and Pakistan.
Accepted papers:
Session 1Paper short abstract:
Women of India has been transformed many folds from the Ancient period following Medieval period, Pre-Independence, and Post-Independence to the present Smart India. There are several advantage and disadvantages of Smart India which can be discussed in this panel.
Paper long abstract:
Since women of urban areas as well as of rural areas are achieving their goals day by day but on the other side, still, they are facing many psychological, economical, gender discrimination, domestic violence due to dowry or for some other reason, health issues, sexual harassment, trafficking etc. Socioeconomic status is a major determinant of health. In high-income societies, non-communicable diseases predominate in the 10 leading causes of death. By contrast, in low-income societies, maternal and perinatal conditions and communicable diseases are prominent and account for over 38% of total female deaths. The adverse impact on health of low socioeconomic status is compounded for women by gender inequities. Social attitude to the role of women lags much behind the law. The attitude which considers women fit for certain jobs and not others, cause prejudice in those who recruit employees. Working women are often subject to sexual harassment either in their offices or in public transports. Again, the health of older women varies significantly from culture to culture and country to country. Because women tend to marry older men, and because women usually live longer, many older women will be widows. In most cases, they adjust both emotionally and financially to their changed situation. Trafficking is also a leading problem which includes exploitation of girls. Whereas talking about the health issues, although men are just as likely to be infertile as women, their female partners are more often stigmatized and blamed when couples fail to produce offspring.
Paper short abstract:
In Contemporary forest management, the women who are the primary stakeholder have been brought into decision making and empowerment process in the sustainable livelihood approaches.
Paper long abstract:
The 1988 National Forest Policy asserted that one of the basic objectives was 'creating a massive people's involvement with the involvement of women. This fact was later on reemphasized in Participatory Forestry revised guidelines of 2002 which clearly mentioned about 50% representation of women in the village institutions. In the last two decades in accordance with the Forest Policies and planning the women's role has been considered as highly valued in the decision-making process starting from planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation in the activities of Joint Forest Management (JFM) or Forest Development Authorities (FDA). In the JFM the sustainable livelihood approach have been adopted not only to reduce poverty and also to empower the gender enhancing the capabilities in the participatory processes of natural resource management. Under the FDA program initiatives were taken to provide them with alternative livelihood opportunities reducing their vulnerability.
This paper will discuss on the tribal women empowerment in Forest Development Activities in Madhya Pradesh, the central state of India on the basis of a study undertaken in the 8 tribal dominated districts. Six tribal groups have been studied in these districts which included the Gond, Korkus, Baigas, Bhariyas, Sahriyas, and the Barelas. The study attempts to reveal the initiatives undertaken by the forest department to empower women.
Paper short abstract:
The paper proposes to conduct survey based study to the status of women in the Malwa region also known as Malwa Plateau in the state of Madhya Pradesh in India
Paper long abstract:
The paper proposes to conduct survey based study of the status of women in the Malwa region also known as Malwa Plateau in the state of Madhya Pradesh in India. The women are taken from all strata of social life based on the criteria of economic segments, education, family background. A sample survey study of 200 women is proposed and relevant data through questionnaire will be collected and analyzed for factors such as economic independence, awareness, level of education, awareness and understanding, and factors to be assessed for enhancing the quality of life and factors contributing to women empowerment.