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1 online resource |
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Routledge ISS gender, sexuality and development studies |
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Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of illustrations; List of contributors; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; Working on gender equality in organizations: the state of play in 1994; Doing 'training' differently in support of organizational change; Strategic choices and trade-offs; Evolution, learning and adaptation; The structure of this book; Notes; References; 1. The context in 1994; Gender relations in Bangladesh in 1994; BRAC's early days; What BRAC was doing to promote gender equality in 1994; Notes; References |
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2. Strengthening BRAC's ability to advance gender equalityThe team: what we were trying to do; Administering diagnostic tools to establish a baseline; Findings of the needs-assessment exercise; Developing and negotiating an action-learning plan; How is action learning different from training?; Notes; References; 3. Implementing GQAL in BRAC; Designing and testing GQAL in BRAC; The GQAL review process; Research findings; Results synthesis; Limitations of staff GQAL; Lessons learned; Notes; References; 4. Implementing GQAL in the community |
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The evolution of GQAL in the community: concepts and practicesWorking on gender equality and social norms at multiple levels; Piloting GQAL in communities; Integrating GQAL in the Ultra Poor Programme; GQAL as a stand-alone programme; Changing lives in one generation; Notes; References; 5. Conclusion; Factors that contributed to GQAL's success; Community GQAL; Current literature and GQAL; Measuring gender-equality change; What are the messages for theory and practice in other organizations?; Limitations; Final words; Notes; References; Appendix 1: BRAC gender-equality milestones |
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Appendix 2: Interview schedules and questionnairesAppendix 3: List of people interviewed; Appendix 4: Staff GQAL survey questionnaire (English version); Appendix 5: Criteria for issue selection; Appendix 6: Steps towards gender mainstreaming, 1994-2016; Index |
Summary |
"In 1994, BRAC, the world's largest NGO, made headlines by putting women's rights centre stage in Bangladesh, one of the poorest countries in the world. The Gender Quality Action Learning (GQAL) Programme was one of the very first large-scale efforts to mainstream gender equality and aimed to weave objectives of gender equality throughout its own microfinance, education and health services. Advancing Gender Equality in Bangladesh describes the history, implementation, and outcome of this major 20-year initiative and discusses the lessons learnt throughout the fight to achieve gender equality outcomes in an effort to provide a tangible framework for future organizations interested in promoting gender equality and social inclusion. At a time when many gender equality programmes are still relatively young, this book offers a unique opportunity to track 20 years of intervention within a theoretical and cultural context and provides a platform for ongoing discussion about the roles of empowerment and gender transformation as agents for social change. This book provides an in-depth analysis of how strategies for change have operated in practice and will be of considerable interest to students, researchers and practitioners of international development, gender studies and social justice theory as well as those interested in a new practical methodology of the gender role framework."--Provided by publisher |
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BRAC (Organization)
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Gender Quality Action Learning (Program)
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SUBJECT |
BRAC (Organization) fast |
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Gender Quality Action Learning (Program) fast |
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Women in development -- Bangladesh
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Women -- Bangladesh -- Social conditions
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Women's rights -- Bangladesh
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Social change -- Bangladesh
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Minority Studies.
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Social change
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Women in development
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Women -- Social conditions
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Women's rights
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Bangladesh
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Electronic book
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ISBN |
9781351762984 |
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1351762982 |
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9781138720282 |
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1138720283 |
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9781351762991 |
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1351762990 |
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9781351762977 |
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1351762974 |
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9781315195087 |
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1315195089 |
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