Parisa Shakur

Contra-powerment?: Contraception and Empowerment of Garment Workers in Bangladesh Parisa Shakur

This book has a lot to offer to researchers, policymakers and practitioners in the field of Gender and SocialPolicy. It explores the extent to which access to modern contraceptivemethods contribute to Ready-Made Garment worker?s empowerment inBangladesh. Using feminist definition of empowerment aschallenging and transforming gender inequalities, it analyses thetransformative potential of contraception and examines thestructural and social relations that define the contexts of worker?s lives. The book highlights some enabling and constraining factors inthe realisation of workers? empowerment and concludes that to challenge discriminatory norms and customs, access tocontraception needs to be supplemented with the provision of a range ofcontraceptive methods, combined with the dissemination of knowledgeabout gender equality, the provision of healthcarefacilities before and after contraceptive use, the involvement of men, theimprovement of work environments and conditions, and the legalenforcement of reproductive rights.