Gendered Lives, Livelihood And Transformation

Gendered Lives, Livelihood And Transformation' explores the everyday experiences of marginalized women in Bangladesh as the country shifts from a subsistence to a capitalist economy. Through original fieldwork, the essays examine how this social transformation plays out at the individual level. The anthology deliberately highlights under-studied peripheral economies, including indigenous women cut off from traditional agriculture, Dalit women bound by caste-specific work, female-headed rural households, and elderly women in city slums.

The collection offers rich qualitative data alongside some quantitative findings, making it a unique contribution to the literature on marginal women in Bangladesh. It serves both theory-building and future policy development. For anyone interested in gender, livelihoods, and economic change in the Global South, this book provides essential insight into lives too often left out of mainstream analysis.