Building Constituencies for Gender Justice

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The theme ‘Building Constituencies for Justice and Equality’ under the Pathways of Women’s Empowerment Research Programme takes the ‘voice’ entry point into exploring the politics of changing policies, and development and political institutions, to lend greater support to women’s empowerment that promotes greater justice, equality and wellbeing for all. This area is considered to be vital to bring about positive changes in women position and condition, both in society and in their individual lives.

The projects that have been undertaken in this research theme follow two loci- the building of constituencies for gender justice through the formal state apparatus of Government and through the informal structures of non-partisan women’s rights organizations rallying around causes of human rights.

Research projects undertaken in this area include:

• Women in Local Government in Bangladesh and Pakistan
• Review of Strategic Approaches to Building Constituencies by Women's Organisations (completed)
• Mobilising Resources for Women’s Organisations (on-going)
• Women in the ‘Right’?: Women Organising in Religious Groups and Its Impact (proposed)

Team Members for Local Governance Research      

Amena Mohsin, Principal Researcher & Professor of International Relations, Dhaka University

Zarina Rahman Khan, PrincipalResearcher & Professor of Public Administration, Dhaka University

Saba Gul Khattak, Principal Researcher, Pakistan

Team Members for Women’s Organizations andMobilising Resources for Women Researches      

Maheen Sultan, Principal Researcher and Coordinator, Pathways

Sohela Nazneen, Principal Researcher and Associate Professor, International Relations, Dhaka University and Research Fellow, BDI

Samsoon Nur, Research Assistant

Team Members of the Research - Women in the ‘Right’?: Women Organising in Religious Groups and Its Impact

Samia Huq, Principal Researcher and Senior Research Associate, BDI

Sohela Nazneen, Principal Researcher, Associate Professor, International Relations, Dhaka University and Research Fellow, BDI