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National Women Development Policy 2011 Government of the Peoples' Republic of Bangladesh National Women Development Policy 2011 Ministry of Women and Children Affairs March 2011 1 National Women Development Policy 2011 Ministry of Women and Children Affairs Government of the Peoples' Republic of Bangladesh March 2011 1 Contents: Part I 1. Introduction ........................................ ........................................................................................ 3 2. Background .................................................................................................................................. 3 3. Development Planning and Woman .......................................................................................... 4 4. World Perspective and Bangladesh ........................................................................................... 5 4.1. Charter on Abolishing Discrimination against Women ........................................................... 6 5. Human Rights of Women and the Constitution ....................................................................... 7 6. Current Scenario .......................................................................................................................... 7 7. Woman and the Law ................................................................................................................... 8 7.1. Domestic Violence (Prevention and Protection) Act, 2010 ..................................................... 9 7.2. Citizenship Act (amended), 2009 ............................................................................................... 9 7.3. Mobile Court Act, 2009 .............................................................................................................. 9 8. Prevention of Abuse of Women ................................................................................................. 9 9. Women Human Resources ....................................................................................................... 10 10. Politics and Administration ..................................................................................................... 10 11. Poverty ....................................................................................................................................... 11 12. Organizational and Institutional Transition in Women Development. .................................. 11 13. Co-ordination and Co-operation between GO & NGO Programs ......................................... 12 14. Resources and Financing .......................................................................................................... 12 15. Responsibilities of the Ministry of Women & Children Affairs ............................................ 12 Part II 16. The objectives of National Women Development .................................................................. 13 17. Making sure Women's Human Rights and Fundamental Rights ........................................... 14 18. Development of Female Children ............................................................................................ 15 19. Elimination of all kinds of Children Abuse ............................................................................ 15 20. Armed Conflicts and the State of Women ............................................................................... 16 21. Education and Training ............................................................................................................ 16 22. Sports and Culture ..................................................................................................................... 16 23. Ensuring Active Participation of Women in All National Economic Activities and Equal Rights. ........................................................................................................................................ 17 24. Elimination of Poverty of Women .......................................................................................... 17 25. Economic Empowerment of Women ...................................................................................... 18 26. Employment of Women ............................................................................................................ 18 1 27. Making Gender Responsive Budget and Gender Disaggregated Database. ......................... 18 28. Support Services ........................................................................................................................ 19 29. Women and Technology ........................................................................................................... 19 30. Food Security of Women .......................................................................................................... 19 31. Women and Agriculture............................................................................................................ 20 32. Political Empowerment of Women .......................................................................................... 20 33. Administrative Empowerment of Women .............................................................................. 20 34. Health and Nutrition .................................................................................................................. 21 35. Housing and Shelter .................................................................................................................. 22 36. Women and Environment ......................................................................................................... 22 37. Security and Safety of Women and Children in Pre, Post and During Disasters. ................. 22 38. Special Programs for the Women of Backward and Small Ethnic Groups ........................... 23 39. Special Program for Disabled Women .................................................................................... 23 40. Women and the Mass Media .................................................................................................... 24 41. Particularly Vulnerable Women Group ................................................................................... 24 Part III 42. Institutional Framework and Strategy ...................................................................................... 25 42.1 National Level .......................................................................................................................... 25 42.2 District & Upazilla Level .......................................................................................................... 26 42.3 Grassroots Level ....................................................................................................................... 26 43. Co-operation with NGOs and Social Organizations in Women Develpment ....................... 27 44. Research on Woman and Gender Equality ............................................................................. 27 45. Women Development Training Institute ................................................................................. 27 46. Work Plan and Program Strategy ............................................................................................. 27 47. Financial System ...................................................................................................................... 28 48. Co-operation Between GO and NGOs. ................................................................................... 29 49. Women Empowerment and International Co-operation ......................................................... 29 2 National Women Development Policy 2011 Part I 1. Introduction In Bangladesh, women constitute a great majority of the population. Women development is, therefore, pre-condition to national development. It is imperative to establish equal opportunity and rights to ensure national development. The erstwhile Awami League government in accord with the promise made in the national election held on 12 June 1996 formulated for the first time National Women Development Policy in 1997. The main objective of this policy was to promote the cause of larger women society that had suffered abuse and neglect for ages. In 1997, the policy was formulated in wide consultation and exchange of views with the leaders of the society of women in this country reflecting long struggle to establish rights of women of this country. Later in 2004 the four party alliances along with BNP-Jamaat government made changes in the said policy and formulated their Women Development Policy. During caretaker government Women Development Policy 2008 was made in revised form but that could not be put to effect. Bangladesh Awami League in its electoral manifesto of 2008 reiterated its promise to reinstate the Women Development Policy formulated by the erstwhile Awami League government in 1997 to ensure women empowerment, equal rights and opportunities. To implement electoral promise and to ensure women development and empowerment, the present government led by the humble Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been formulating the National Women Development Policy 2011. 2. Background Our womenfolk had been exploited and neglected for ages together. They were always suppressed under religious bigotry, social stigma, narrow-mindedness and discrimination in a male dominated society. The talent and labor spent by our women in their household chores were never properly evaluated. Begum Rokeya, pioneer of women's movement made clarion call for awakening of
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