women of Bangladesh
MACRO MIRROR / Counting a woman's worth
Despite an increase in the total working age of the female population, women's contribution to GDP is only about 30 percent. This is not only due to their greater involvement in the less productive informal sector but also because they are engaged mostly in unpaid activities within the household which are not counted in the traditional measure of GDP.
Editorial / Women are drivers for growth
Women's participation in the Bangladesh economy stands at 34 per cent, as opposed to 82 per cent for men. According to the recently unveiled World Bank report titled 'Women, Business and the Law', Bangladesh can add a further 1.8 per cent to its current GDP growth of 6 per cent annually.
Counting a woman's worth
Despite an increase in the total working age of the female population, women's contribution to GDP is only about 30 percent. This is not only due to their greater involvement in the less productive informal sector but also because they are engaged mostly in unpaid activities within the household which are not counted in the traditional measure of GDP.
Women are drivers for growth
Women's participation in the Bangladesh economy stands at 34 per cent, as opposed to 82 per cent for men. According to the recently unveiled World Bank report titled 'Women, Business and the Law', Bangladesh can add a further 1.8 per cent to its current GDP growth of 6 per cent annually.
