The role of women in Bangladesh Economy

Women

Bangladesh is a small developing  country in Asia . It's a large population country . Of the population , 50% are women . Now- a-days women have started joining work force , contribution to family and thus started  exercising influence on family affairs . Thought women have always worked the house hole work ,this is not commonly counted as 'work' . The presence of working women outside the home indicate a conspicuous change in our society . Whether it is due to economic necessity or the urge to establish an individual identity or both , a large number of women are entering the outside workforce and they are joining a wide range of progressions . Women are now becoming doctors . nurses , teachers . military officers , police , administrators , executives and thus they are entering all kinds of jobs. It is not only educated women who are opting to work but women with a little or no education have come out of their home to earn and become self-reliant.

Women in rural areas are directly engaged in various activities during harvesting period . A large number of women are engaged in cottage industries in rural areas . Their handicrafts are in great demand at home and abroad . We are earning a lot of foreign exchange by exporting these products.

The women in Bangladesh are playing a vital role in textile , knitting and ready-made garments  sector . About 85% of the total working force in the garments sector are women . They have proved their skill and efficiency very effectively in this sector . We know that ready-made garments is the largest sector of earning foreign exchange in our country and this sector is mostly depended on our women workers .

In processing food crops and food staffs , women are playing an important role . Similarly , out women are playing significant role in construction sectors like construction of high-rise buildings , shopping malls . etc . Many women are working as nurses and doctors overseas and thus they are sending a substantial amount of remittance to our .

Many women entrepreneurs have come forward to invest money in industrial sector and thus us to increase our foreign exchange .