Women Situation At Workplace: A Case Study Of Bangladesh

Women’s lives have changed tremendously in Bangladesh over the last 47 years, and in many ways have improved. The RMG industry has provided the first mass formal employment for women in Bangladesh, and growth in the sector is expected to continue to expand employment opportunities. Attitudes inevitably have changed as women working outside the home have gone from being an anomaly to a core part of the Bangladesh economy. Nonetheless, female labor force participation remains very low by international standards and while women’s education to higher secondary level and above is now widespread, well-educated women face frighteningly high unemployment rates, much higher than for men with comparable education. Providing full legal economic rights to women, and fully enforcing those rights, is a critical step: it provides a strong signal about the direction of the country and may help to make discrimination against women less socially acceptable. Changing laws is also a low-cost endeavor. Protection of women’s employment rights with respect to changes in family status is particularly important. Working women in Bangladesh are mainly being discriminated in payment, being sexually harassed at workplace and they also can not enjoy maternity facilities which they are entitled for by laws. The forms of discriminations and harassment should identify and should be eradicate from workplace to ensure a safe and discrimination free workplace, where they can contribute in the economy. Key Words: Women, Workplace, Case Study, Bangladesh, Discrimination, Harassment Policy