Women workforce growing fast

১১ ই অক্টোবর, ২০১৫ বিকাল ৩:০৯

WB says it will grow from 34pc to 82pc over the next
decade, adding 1.8pc to Bangladesh's GDP

World Bank President Jim Yong Kim has hailed Bangladesh’s efforts to integrate more women in the workforce and singled it out as an example to emphasise the need for investing more in women to spur growth. Bangladesh are encouraging female participation in the workforce. If they [Bangladesh] stay on track, their female workforce will grow from 34 to 82 percent over the next decade, adding 1.8 percentage points to their GDP.
when women earn more money, they invest in their families’ education and health. Bangladesh is ahead of India, where women account for 27 percent of the total labour force, and Pakistan, whose female labour participation rate is 25 percent. Nepal has the highest female labour participation rate of 80 percent, according to the World Bank. This growing women empowerment is also evident in the fact that Bangladesh has the third highest number of female lawmakers among the Saarc countries (see graph). Bangladesh’s high female labour force participation is fuelled by employment in rural agricultural areas and certain specific sectors such as garment industries.

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