Engendering Social Exclusion: Evidence from Slum of Narayangonj City Corporation of Bangladesh

Authors

  • Abu-Hena Mostofa Kamal

  • Abu Hena Mostofa Kamal

Keywords:

social exclusion, engendering, women, slum, bangladesh

Abstract

Marginalization of certain groups or clans occurs in most societies including developed countries and perhaps it often occurs in under developed countries Women especially the slum women are far more excluded than any other groups in the society It is clearly demonstrated that the number of slum dwellers is increasing day by day with the increased demand for employment opportunity rapid rural-urban migration and rapid growth of urban population The current study has expounded the nature of Social exclusion of women in the selected slums of Narayangonj city Moreover the study aimed to explore the reasons causes dimensions impacts and pattern of exclusions for different socio-economic groups This study had a critical outlook in examining the overall social-environment that perpetuated exclusion of women in slum areas Findings of this study has presented a social exclusion index of three selected slums and a women poverty index in order to critically examine both the exclusion index and poverty index of women extensively Finally the study has examined the ineffectiveness inaction of existing law and rules in protecting the disadvantaged women folk of slums

How to Cite

Abu-Hena Mostofa Kamal, & Abu Hena Mostofa Kamal. (2018). Engendering Social Exclusion: Evidence from Slum of Narayangonj City Corporation of Bangladesh. Global Journal of Human-Social Science, 18(C1), 23–29. Retrieved from https://socialscienceresearch.org/index.php/GJHSS/article/view/2448

Engendering Social Exclusion: Evidence from Slum of Narayangonj City Corporation of Bangladesh

Published

2018-01-15