Women in the civil service of Bangladesh : pathways and stumbling blocks

Abstract EN

The civil service as supporting mechanism for government in every country plays a vital role in governance.

Bangladesh is not excluded in this case.

Comparable partaking of equally males and females in the decision making procedure is indispensable for the progress of a state.

Over the previous decades in Bangladesh, women’s status of employment has amplified.

However, women are still staying behind in contrast to men.

Women’s lively involvement in executive task is not simply vital for confirming parity and fairness for themselves as populaces of the state, but also it helps in turn into more approachable and proficient of addressing the necessities of women along with men.

As Bangladesh accompanied by other developing countries are devoted to lessening of the gender discrimination as a share of their communal advancement programs; the situation of discrimination of women in the civil service of the state appeals for exploration of their definite position, discover the fundamental causes.

This paper pinpoints and investigates issues that represent the positive progression of women to senior points in the civil service.

The paper discusses that though the general picture of women in the civil service has amplified.

But the existence of women in the higher positions is still now low, which is revealing of the presence of stumbling blocks to the progression of women.