Expert Group Meeting on Exploring Unaccounted Contribution of Women in Bangladesh

CPD joined with Manusher Jonno Foundation in organising an Expert Group Meeting on Exploring Unaccounted Contribution of Women: Sharing Experiences and Designing Methodological Framework for Bangladesh on 26 August 2012 at BRAC Centre Inn, Dhaka. Dr Fahmida Khatun, Head of Research, CPD presented the keynote titled Exploring Unaccounted Contribution of Women: Barriers, Implication and Opportunities at the session. In this meeting Ms Maheen Sultana, Deputy Coordinator, Centre for Gender and Social Transformation, Bangladesh Development Institute; Dr Shapan Adnan, Associate Professor, National University of Singapore; Mr Kabir Uddin Ahmed, Deputy Director, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics; Asif-Un-Nahar, Lecturer, Central Women’s University; Ms Rokeya Kabir, Executive Director, Bangladesh Nari Pragati Sangstha; Ms Simeen Mahmud, Coordinator, Centre for Gender and Social Transformation, Bangladesh Development Institute; Ms Rasheda K Chowdhury, Executive Director, CAMPE; Ms Jobaira Biswas, Lecturer, Central Women’s University; Professor Shahnaz Huda, Department of Women & Gender Studies, University of Dhaka spoke as experts. Ms Ratna M Sudarshan, Adviser, Institute of Social Studies Trust, India; Professor Rajni Palariwala, Department of Sociology, University of Delhi; and Professor Mustafizur Rahman, Executive Director, CPD were also present in the meeting where the methodology of the research was discussed and experts shared their valuable insights and experiences on the issue.