Social Change and Rural Women: Possibilities of Participation

摘要

The women of rural Bangladesh live in a world of both real and symbolic seclusion; they are second-class citizens because of political, economic, social, and legal bondage. The rural culture is male dominated to an extreme degree. Polygamy, seclusion (purdah), universal distrust of feminine emancipation, and flouting of the Family Law Ordinance are practiced. This report discusses the role of women in rural Bangladesh and suggests methods of improving their situation.