1st Edition
Empowering Women in Bangladesh Gender and the Politics of Reserved Seats
1. The Silent Souls 2. Ignored Instinct: Citizenship and Governance in a Conservative Setting 3. Framing Empowerment: The Dynamics of Gender Mainstreaming 4. In the Battle: Women’s Crusade to Enter into Electoral Politics 5. Floating Against the Tide: Women in Local Government Functioning 6. Let There Be Light: Elected Representatives and Empowerment of the Wider Womenfolk 7. Epilogue: Resource, Agency and Achievement Holding Public Offices
Biography
Shajeda Aktar is Chairperson at the Department of Public Administration, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh. She has 18 years of research and teaching experience at the university level. Her research interests include public policy, electoral representation, women empowerment, capacity building, gender mainstreaming, poverty, public health, and household dynamics. She has published numerous papers in reputed journals, edited books and presented her works in conferences at home and abroad. She is skilled in managing team-based research projects, keen to share knowledge and promote open discussions. She obtained her PhD from Flinders University (Australia) with the prestigious award of Vice-Chancellor’s Gold Medal for Excellence in PhD Thesis, and Honours and Master’s from University of Rajshahi.
