Bangladesh: Females

(asked on 3rd June 2019) - View Source

Question to the Department for International Development:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment he has made of (a) the level of gender equality and (b) progress on meeting Sustainable Development Goal 5 in Bangladesh.


Answered by
Harriett Baldwin Portrait
Harriett Baldwin
This question was answered on 11th June 2019

There has been progress on gender equality in Bangladesh in recent years but there are still significant challenges, including on gender-based violence, barriers to workforce participation and the prevalence of child-marriage.

The Department for International Developmentā€™s support to gender equality in Bangladesh includes working with men and boys to tackle social norms around violence, training that helps women to find decent employment, encouraging girls to stay in education, and raising awareness of family planning options. There is also a strong focus on SDG5 in our support to the Rohingya refugees and surrounding communities.

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