Review of Strategic Approaches to Building Constituencies by Women's Organisations

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The research project documented and analysed strategies and approaches used by selected women's organisations in Bangladesh to mobilise and advocate for women's rights and raise demands to the State and other rights holders. The research investigated mobilizing strategies by 3 national women’s organization.

The research involved in-depth interviews with organization members, analysis of newspaper coverage of events related to their mobilizing efforts, and readings of theoretical texts related to the subject. An advisory committee, with members from the academia, women’s organisations and the Pathways team, also guided the research. The research lasted from 2008-2009 and its outputs include reports, academic papers, newspaper and magazine articles and appearance in television talk-shows.