Economic contribution of women in Bangladesh and their financial obstacles as an entrepreneur

Introduction

In Bangladesh men are viewed as the leader of the family and its most significant part, since it is regularly men win the pay that houses, feeds, and garments the family. Men additionally have a far simpler time than ladies in looking for paid business. Work is normally separated along sexual orientation lines, with men being liable for "outside"work and ladies for housework and kid care. Bangladeshi ladies all of a sudden changed their exercises. They are currently working in various monetary exercises and assuming significant job in national economy. They are including an incentive in GDP. Here we will examine the job of ladies in national economy as far as Agriculture, RMG and SME.

In Bangladesh however the vast majority of the ranchers are male yet a great deal of ladies are currently assuming a significant job in the improvement of horticultural division just as the economy of Bangladesh.Agriculture keeps on assuming a significant job in most non-modern economies, as a significant supporter of the nation's fare income and as a wellspring of business and job. Official measurements frequently under gauge the estimation of ladies' work and their general commitment to national riches. Ladies keep on giving a huge extent of the work that goes into farming.

Piece of clothing segment is the biggest manager of ladies in Bangladesh. The article of clothing division has given business chances to ladies from the country zones that recently didn't have any chance to be a piece of the conventional workforce. This has allowed ladies to be monetarily free and have a voice in the family since now they contribute monetarily. Ladies are likewise including an incentive in national economy from this part. At present 2.88 million (78% of the complete article of clothing specialist) female laborers occupied with RMG division of Bangladesh.

SME assumes a huge job in the economy and it is additionally viewed as a significant part to add to manageable improvement of our nation. In Bangladesh SME gives over 87% of the all out mechanical work and is answerable for the formation of over 33% of modern worth included objectives. At present ladies business visionaries establish under 10% of the absolute business visionary in Bangladesh while ladies in cutting edge showcase financial aspects possess over 25% of a business. Foundation of ladies business visionaries' endeavors began developing during 1970s and expanded during the 1990s and 2000s. The most noteworthy record of big business foundation was during 2010-2018, almost half endeavor were built up from 2000to 2018.

The overall objective of the study is to examine the key gender issues involved in women entrepreneurship development in the SME, RMG and Agriculture sectors, with a view to addressing the problems of exclusion of women from access to market, technology and finance and make recommendations to understand the present condition and contribution of women in Bangladesh.

Study Methodology

The study through extensive survey involved both quantitative survey and qualitative research using secondary data and Group Discussions. In broad sense, the study adopted the following methodologies:

a. Secondary Research

b. Focus Group Discussion

Agricultural Situation in Bangladesh:

Bangladesh is an agricultural country. And almost 80 percent people directly or indirectly depends on agriculture. Bangladesh agriculture is dominated by rice, the staple food crop,which occupies about 75 percent of the total cropped area. Since the early 1980s wheat production has increased significantly and is now around 5 percent of the total cropped area.Potato, chilies, pulses, and oil seeds are complementary nonce real food crops that supplement the staple diet. Besides rice, wheat, and jute, sugarcane and tobacco are major crops. On an experimental basis rubber, coffee, and palm trees are cultivated on a small scale in some areas. Small and medium-sized households produce barely enough food crops to meet their own consumption