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ADB project examples of involving women in urban planning and governance: Urban Governance Infrastructure Improvement Project in Bangladesh

Event: Conference on Gender in Urban Governance and Transport

ADB project examples of involving women in urban planning and governance: Urban Governance Infrastructure Improvement Project in Bangladesh

24 April 2018
Author / Speaker: 
Mary Alice Rosero, ADB - Email the author | Other materials by the author

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The presentation describes how an urban development project (Urban Governance and Infrastructure Project)—supported and financed by ADB—is addressing key gender issues, resulting to increased women's participation and leadership, women's economic empowerment, and women-friendly infrastructure and public spaces in a select number of pourashavas (secondary towns) in Bangladesh.

Geographical Focus: 
Bangladesh
Type of Content: 
Learning Event

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