A book titled Feminisms, Empowerment and Development was published recently with several chapters written by researchers based at CGST, BIGD. These chapters are based on various primary research conducted by CGST. Edited by Andrea Cornwall and Jenny Edwards, the book has been published by Zed Books (London).
The chapters written by CGST researchers include:
Nazneen, Sohela and Sultan, Maheen (2014) ‘Reciprocity, Distancing and Opportunistic Overtures: Women’s Organizations Negotiating Legitimacy and Space in Bangladesh’
Kabeer, Naila and Huq, Lopita (2014) ‘The Power of Relationships: Money, Love and Solidarity in a Landless Women's Organization in Rural Bangladesh’
Priyadarshini, Aanmona and Rahim, Samia Afroz (2014) ‘Women Watching Television: Surfing between Fantasy and Reality’
BIGD lead researchers Sohela Nazneen and Maheen Sultan edited a special volume of the Women’s Studies International Forum journal as guest editors. This volume is the result of a writeshop held in December 2012, where researchers who were affiliated with Pathways (a research programme consortium whose South Asia hub was based at CGST) discussed various methods they used for understanding women's empowerment.