Dhaka, June 25 -- Over 90 per cent of working women in Bangladesh are employed in the informal sector, which was particularly hard-hit during the COVID-19 pandemic, a new study has revealed.

The findings were shared at a seminar titled "Strengthening Systems for Pandemic Preparedness among Working Women Living in Informal Settlements in Urban Bangladesh," jointly organised by icddr,b, the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR), the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, and SickKids, Canada, with funding support from the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Canada.

The event, held at the Sasakawa Auditorium of icddr,b in Dhaka, brought together key stakeholders to discuss the Women RISE study findin...