Disability and Gender Justice

About this episode

This episode explores the intersection of gender and disability rights in Bangladesh, highlighting systemic barriers faced by women and gender-diverse persons with disabilities.

In this episode of Backlash, Resistance and the Path to Gender Justice, we explore how gender and disability rights intersect in Bangladesh. As civic and digital spaces shrink, women and gender-diverse persons with disabilities face systemic barriers that silence their voices and limit access to rights, services, and representation. We hear from two leading advocates about the structural inequalities that persist, and the ways in which disability-led organisations are resisting exclusion and demanding justice. Advisory note: This episode includes discussion of sensitive topics, including sexual violence. In this episode: Ishrat Jahan - Research Fellow at the Centre for Gender and Sexual and Reproductive Health at BRAC James P. Grant School of Public Health in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Ishrat’s research focuses on the intersection of gender, health, and environmental issues. Ishrat is involved in national and international projects exploring the impact of climate change on women’s health, adaptive practices in marginalised communities, and Global South-led curricula in higher education. Salma Mahbub - General Secretary, Bangladesh Society for the Change and Advocacy Nexus (B-SCAN) Salma…

People in this episode

Guests: Ishrat Jahan, Salma Mahbub

Topics covered

• disability rights
• gender justice
• Bangladesh
• systemic barriers
• advocacy
• women's rights

Keywords

• gender justice
• disability rights
• Bangladesh
• advocacy
• women's rights
• systemic barriers
• inclusion

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Centre for Gender and Sexual and Reproductive Health at BRAC James P. Grant School of Public Health, Bangladesh Society for the Change and Advocacy Nexus (B-SCAN), PNSP

Places: Bangladesh

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