by dri-admin | Mar 20, 2025
The project ‘The Causes and Consequences of the Male Breadwinner Norm in Bangladesh’ was funded by the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). This field experiment investigated the causes and implications of the ‘male...
by dri-admin | Sep 19, 2024
This study focused on household decision-making in rural Bangladesh, particularly regarding risk-taking and coordination between husbands and wives. In patriarchal societies like Bangladesh, men typically made most market-related decisions, while women handled...
by dri-admin | Mar 27, 2023
The proposed research aimed to investigate the impact of the male breadwinner norm on women’s labor market outcomes in Bangladesh. The study assessed several mechanisms that could explain the take-up of sub-optimal job bundles to conform with the norm, including...
by dri-admin | Mar 11, 2023
This study focused on investigating potential gender biases in the workplace, specifically with regard to “paternalistic discrimination” in the hiring process for night shift jobs. Additionally, the study aimed to determine if employers were not hiring...
by dri-admin | Nov 20, 2022
The purpose of this consultancy was to conduct a Gender and Human Rights Analysis (GHRA) to generate data on the barriers which influence the uptake of positive nutrition practices and access to health care by pregnant and lactating women (who may also be adolescents)...