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Men’s Perceptions of Women’s Participation in Development Initiatives in Rural Bangladesh
Without taking masculine issues into account, women’s participation in development initiatives does not always guarantee their empowerment, health, and welfare in a male-dominated society. This study aimed to explore men’s perceptions of women’s participation in development (WPD) in rural Bangladesh...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5818116/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29025358 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1557988317735394 |
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author | Karim, Rabiul Lindberg, Lene Wamala, Sarah Emmelin, Maria |
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description | Without taking masculine issues into account, women’s participation in development initiatives does not always guarantee their empowerment, health, and welfare in a male-dominated society. This study aimed to explore men’s perceptions of women’s participation in development (WPD) in rural Bangladesh. In adopting a qualitative approach, the study examined 48 purposively selected married and unmarried men aged 20–76 years in three northwest villages. Data collection was accomplished through four focus group discussions (FGDs) with 43 men clustered into four groups and through individual interviews with five other men. A qualitative content analysis of the data revealed an overall theme of “feeling challenged by fears and hopes,” indicating variations in men’s views on women’s participation in development initiatives as represented by three main categories: (a) fearing the loss of male authority, (b) recognizing women’s roles in enhancing family welfare, and (c) valuing women’s independence. In the context of dominant patriarchal traditions in Bangladesh, these findings provide new insight into dynamics and variations of men’s views, suggesting a need to better engage men during different stages of women-focused development initiatives. |
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spelling | pubmed-58181162018-03-01 Men’s Perceptions of Women’s Participation in Development Initiatives in Rural Bangladesh Karim, Rabiul Lindberg, Lene Wamala, Sarah Emmelin, Maria Am J Mens Health Articles Without taking masculine issues into account, women’s participation in development initiatives does not always guarantee their empowerment, health, and welfare in a male-dominated society. This study aimed to explore men’s perceptions of women’s participation in development (WPD) in rural Bangladesh. In adopting a qualitative approach, the study examined 48 purposively selected married and unmarried men aged 20–76 years in three northwest villages. Data collection was accomplished through four focus group discussions (FGDs) with 43 men clustered into four groups and through individual interviews with five other men. A qualitative content analysis of the data revealed an overall theme of “feeling challenged by fears and hopes,” indicating variations in men’s views on women’s participation in development initiatives as represented by three main categories: (a) fearing the loss of male authority, (b) recognizing women’s roles in enhancing family welfare, and (c) valuing women’s independence. In the context of dominant patriarchal traditions in Bangladesh, these findings provide new insight into dynamics and variations of men’s views, suggesting a need to better engage men during different stages of women-focused development initiatives. SAGE Publications 2017-10-13 2018-03 /pmc/articles/PMC5818116/ /pubmed/29025358 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1557988317735394 Text en © The Author(s) 2017 http://www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 License (http://www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits non-commercial use, reproduction and distribution of the work without further permission provided the original work is attributed as specified on the SAGE and Open Access pages (https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/open-access-at-sage). |
spellingShingle | Articles Karim, Rabiul Lindberg, Lene Wamala, Sarah Emmelin, Maria Men’s Perceptions of Women’s Participation in Development Initiatives in Rural Bangladesh |
title | Men’s Perceptions of Women’s Participation in Development Initiatives in Rural Bangladesh |
title_full | Men’s Perceptions of Women’s Participation in Development Initiatives in Rural Bangladesh |
title_fullStr | Men’s Perceptions of Women’s Participation in Development Initiatives in Rural Bangladesh |
title_full_unstemmed | Men’s Perceptions of Women’s Participation in Development Initiatives in Rural Bangladesh |
title_short | Men’s Perceptions of Women’s Participation in Development Initiatives in Rural Bangladesh |
title_sort | men’s perceptions of women’s participation in development initiatives in rural bangladesh |
topic | Articles |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5818116/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29025358 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1557988317735394 |
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