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JOURNAL OF APPLIED BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS

Trade Liberalization and Gender Gap: Bangladesh Experience

Author(s): Mohammad Mafizur Rahman

Citation: Mohammad Mafizur Rahman, (2014) "Trade Liberalization and Gender Gap: Bangladesh Experience," Journal of Applied Business and Economics, Vol. 16, Iss. 2, pp. 57-69

Article Type: Research paper

Publisher: North American Business Press

Abstract:

This paper explores the gender differentiated effects of trade liberalisation in Bangladesh. It is found that
trade liberalisation has created more than 5 times higher job for women than men in the Ready Made
Garments (RMG) sector. However, female workers are more discriminated than the male counterparts in
terms working condition. Nationwide, women’s wage is much lower than men’s wage for all kinds of
labour. However, income gap between male and female workers seems lower in the RMG sector. The low
level of education and skill of female workers, male’s longer working time, etc. are the main factors for
this gender differentiated income.