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Women in Bangladesh
Family, and the role women play in it, are emphasized in bangladeshi society. On average, bangladeshi women are married before the age of 20. From the point of marriage and forward, a husband takes on the responsibilities that previously belonged to his wife’s father. This includes control of a woman’s education, job, and overall life. Traditionally a woman’s most important duty is bear children. However, poverty is prevalent in Bangladesh and often times women are required to work in order to make ends meet. Domestic abuse and violence against women is also widespread and under reported. Women are often beaten or even burned with acid. In more rural areas, the punishment for extramarital affairs, usually as decided by village elders, is typically death. In many cases, victims of rape have been known to commit suicide while those who do not are sometimes killed as expected by the social norms. Divorce is highly discouraged however many women find themselves abandoned by their husbands or widowed. Women are expected to refrain from remarrying and most are left to support their families alone. The education of women has improved. In 1998 the literacy rate for men of 15 or older was 59.4% versus 42.5% for women. This gap has grown smaller as the literacy rates improved to 61.3% and 52.2% respectively as of 2010. Despite the progress made in way of female education, many women drop out after primary school as they are expected to marry. A majority of women in rural areas work for their families and are unpaid. In urban areas, about half of women stay at home and work with their families and the other half are employed. Their occupations vary however women make up approximately 85% of workers in the textile and garment industry. Most women are paid very little in comparison to their male coworkers and sometimes as little as 20% of the wages provided to men working the same job.