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Women received the right to vote and stand for election in 1972. By 1973 there was a woman in Parliament.

The rate of maternal mortality per 100,000 live births has steadily improved from 850 in 1990, to 600 in 1995 to 380 in 2000.

About 78% of the female labor force work in agriculture. Only 8% are in industry and 11% in services.

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Country Snapshot: Bangladesh and Food Security and Disaster

Photo of a Bangladeshi woman holding a basket of food and a melon.

Improving food security for vulnerable groups must include an understanding of gender dimensions in availability, access and utilization of food in Bangladesh as well as during disasters.

Partners have strong gender components to improve food security and disaster response with special attention to gender issues and women and USAID is promoting greater understanding of gender issues both in emergency preparedness and in food security both in our own projects as well as in other donor projects.

Bangladesh's Program Objectives

Objectives
Education
Population And Health
Democracy and Governance
Anti-trafficking
Environment
Energy
Food Security and Disaster

Selected Activities

International Women's Day 2004
Adolescents Reproductive Health (ARH)
Management of Aquatic - Ecosystem through Community Husbandry (MACH)
Agro based Industries and Technology Development Project (ATDP-II)
Job Opportunities and Business Support (JOBS) Program

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Last Updated on: June 09, 2008