DISCUSSION FORUMS FOCUSING ONTHE INJUSTICE

THE WOMEN OF BANGLEDESH AND SOUTH ASIA

WOMEN RIGHTS MOVEMENT

Because of countless millions of women who planned, organized, lectured, wrote, marched, petitioned, lobbied, paraded, and broke new ground in every field imaginable, our world is irrevocably changed. Women and men in our generation, and the ones that will follow us, are living the legacy of women's rights won against staggering odds in a revolution achieved without violence.

PASSAGE OF WOMEN'S RIGHTS MOVEMENT

Beginning Present

Some Images of the women and children of Bangladesh – 1980’s

Women who didn’t benefit from this movement:

1980s the status of women in Bangladesh remained considerably inferior to that of men. Women, in custom and practice, remained subordinate to men in almost all aspects of their lives; greater autonomy was the privilege of the rich or the necessity of the very poor. Most women's lives remained centered on their traditional roles, and they had limited access to markets, productive services, education, health care, and local government. This lack of opportunities contributed to high fertility patterns .

In fact, acute poverty at the margin appeared to be hitting hardest at women. As long as women's access to health care, education, and training remained limited, prospects for improved productivity among the female population remained poor.

Bride BurningBride Burning is a form of domestic violence practiced in parts of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and other countries located on or around the Indian subcontinent. A woman is usually targeted for: refusing an arranged marriage, being the victim of a sexual assault, seeking a divorce (even from an abusive husband), or committing adultery or fornication. These killings result from the perception that any behavior of a woman that “dishonors” her family is justification of a killing that would otherwise be deemed murder.

BANGLARNARI IS A PROGRESSIVE DISCUSSION FORUM, FOUNDED OCT 30, 2003,THE HAVE A TOTAL OF 1857 MEMBERS, FOCUSING ON ISSUES RELATED TO

WOMEN- PRIMARILY FROM BANGLADESH, BUT ALSO WELCOMES SIMILAR ISSUES PERTAINING TO SOUTH ASIAN WOMEN, IN GENERAL. THEY ARE DEEPLY

CONCERNED ABOUT WOMEN'S OPPRESSION JUSTIFIED BY EXCUSES, SUCH AS:

CULTURE AND TRADITION INTERPRETIVE RELIGIOUS BULLING BY MEN IGNORANCE OF THEIR EQUAL RIGHTS IN THE EYE OF THE LAW.

WHILE THEY MAY HAVE MADE STRIDES CULTURALLY, IT SEEMS THEY STILL HAVE A LONG WAY TO GO.

BANGLARNARI –WOMEN'S LIBERATION

ABILITY TO BRING THEIR ISSUE TO THE FOREFRONT OF SOCIETY

ABILITY TO TALK ABOUT THEIR ISSUES WITHOUT SHOWING THEIR FACES

ORGANIZE WITH OTHERS

GAIN INPUT AND HELP FROM OTHER ORGANIZATIONS

HELP CHANGE THE INJUSTICE IN BANGLADESH

HOW ARE DISCUSSION FORMS USED TO SPREAD ISSUES FOR THE WOMEN OF

BANGLEDESH

THESE TYPE OF DISCUSSION HAVE BEEN BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF MANY ACTIVES

ORGANIZATIONS HAVE FORMED AND HAVE ALREADY STARTED PROCEDURES TO END THIS TYPE OF INJUSTICE

SOME OF THE WOMEN OF BANGLADESH AND SOUTH ASIA HAVE ALREADY BENEFITED FROM THIS CAUSE

HOPEFUL END TO THIS INJUSTICE

HOW HAVE THESE TACTICS HELPED

BANGLARNARI WOMEN OF BANGLADESH AND SOUTH ASIA

BANGLADESH SOUTH ASIA

WOMEN QUEUE TO CAST THEIR VOTE

WORKING TOGETHER FOR SOCIAL CHANGE