Urban women face violence
Study shows
An increasing number of women have entered the public domain in different capacities over the past two decades, but they continue to face various forms of violence in the country's urban settings, said speakers at a seminar yesterday.
ActionAid Bangladesh organised the seminar in the capital's Brac Centre to share the findings of a research on “Safe City and Urban Space for Women and Girls: An Exploratory Study.â€
The study findings showed that women are subject to violence at their homes, workplaces and public spaces.
Moreover, women at the workplace experience job insecurity, unsafe work conditions, occupational hazards and verbal and physical abuse at the hands of co-workers and employers.
Prof Shahadat Hossain and Prof Tania Haque of Dhaka University and Assistant Prof Shahidur Rahman of Brac University conducted the study highlighting the challenges faced by underprivileged women in Narayanganj city.
Meher Afrose Chumki, chairperson of the parliamentary standing committee on the ministry of women and children affairs, Farah Kabir, country director of ActionAid Bangladesh, and Shampa Rani Saha, assistant commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police, also addressed the seminar.
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