Dhaka, Dec. 7 -- Gender differentials in workforce

When women have access to credit and generate profits, they are more likely than men to use their income to improve their families' wellbeing. Thus, improving women's access to these assets brings Bangladesh closer to reaping

the first demographic dividend and gender dividend

writes

Mohammad Mainul Islam

In the midst of the demographic transition, Bangladesh is experiencing rapid shifts in the relative numbers of children, the working-age population, and elderly persons. Here, changes in the age structure suggest that two-thirds of the total population are of working age, which could be a stimulus to the first demographic dividend in socioeconomic advances.

Addressing demographic ch...