| Author | Hossain, Julaikha Bente |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no.GD-99-2 |
| Subject(s) | Women in development--Bangladesh--Dhaka
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| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of
Science, School of Environment, Resources and Development |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | The construction industry plays an important role in national economic and social
development and has the high potential to provide employment opportunities and to develop
people's lives, especially for women, who historically have been the most disadvantaged in
terms of autonomy and advancement. Although such employment opportunities benefited
women, especially those with low education and less skill, there is increasing debate about the
success of such strategy while women have tended to get very limited employment opportunity
than their male counterparts and faced gender specific constraints such as unequal and
dissimilar pattern of occupational distribution, wage disparity, little training facilities,
occupational health hazards and other facilities available for them and potential for their
employment. The present research addresses these issues by analysing field data. The field
research conducted in the Greater Dhaka District included field observations, formal
questionnaire survey on construction workers, interview with the management, related
personnel and secondary information collection from the relevant organisations. The study has
revealed that gender inequalities in the construction occupation not only related to the gender
difference. In human capital such as education and skill, the socially culturally determined
gender relations is one of the major barriers for women's limited job opportunities as well as
career prospect in the construction industry.
Finally, co-ordination among government agencies, construction companies, trade unions and
related organizations is very important for successful implementation of women's socio economic development. |
| Year | 1999 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Environment, Resources, and Development (SERD) |
| Department | Department of Development and Sustainability (DDS) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Gender and Development Studies (GD) |
| Chairperson(s) | Kelkar, Govind; |
| Examination Committee(s) | Ogunlana, Stephen Olu ;Earth, Barbara; |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Asian Institute of Technology (Partial) ; |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1999 |