Where are Bangladesh’s businesswomen?
Bangladeshi women labourers carrying baskets full of sands to the shore of the river Buriganga, at Gabtoli, in Dhaka, Bangladesh. 70 percent of the country's labour force consists of women. (Photo: AAP)

Author: Nina Merchant-Vega, The Asia Foundation

Since the 1980s, microfinance institutions in Bangladesh have touted the success of women micro-entrepreneurs in starting and operating thousands of microenterprises throughout the country.

While this is certainly an achievement, Bangladeshi women have not achieved the same level of success in the small and medium sized enterprise (SME) sector. Read more…