Approximately 2.4 billion women of working age face unequal access to the economy, while 178 nations maintain legal barriers that hinder their full participation in economic activities. This hinders progress and challenges women’s capabilities and meaningful contributions to humanity. In comparison to the Sylhet Division, women in the Barisal, Chattogram, Dhaka, Khulna Mymensingh, Rajshahi, and Rangpur Divisions were respectively 3.02, 1.84, 1.68, 2.06, 4.97, 4.06, and 1.74 times more likely to experience discrimination.ĭiscrimination against women violates human rights principles, hindering their equal participation in politics, social interactions, the economy, and culture. Women from urban communities were 15% less likely to experience discrimination than their rural counterparts. Respondents who married before 18 years 10% more likely to (AOR = 1.10, 95% CI:1.02–1.19) discriminated than women married aged 18 years old or above. Women who have never used ICT were 1.27 times (AOR = 1.27, 95% CI = 1.07–1.51) higher odds of discrimination when compared with women who were ICT exposed.
Based on the final model (Model 1V), at the individual level higher odds of discrimination were observed among women from poor (AOR:1.21,95%CI: 1.12–1.32) and middle income households (AOR:1.12, 95%CI:1.02–1.22) compared to those from rich households etc. The overall prevalence of discrimination against women was found to be 10.4% (95% CI: 10.1–10.6).
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