AUW Institutional Repository: Recent submissions
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Assessment of Mental Health condition of Tiger Widows
(Asian University for Women, 2019)In Sundarbans, many people fall prey to tiger attacks and lose their lives. The widows and widowers of the victims are stigmatized because of the villagers’ superstitions that the tiger attacks were somehow their faults. ... -
Understanding of Sexual Consent Among Youths in Bangladesh
(Asian University for Women, 2019)Sexual consent is a topic that impacts nearly everyone on a regular basis, while simultaneously not having enough open discussions. Questions of what exactly constitutes as consent differ from person to person, and from ... -
Sexual Harassment of Women in the Streets of Kabul, Afghanistan Asian University For women (AUW)
(Asian University for Women, 2019)Sexual harassment of women is one of the most pressing problems for women in Afghanistan. Many women in Afghanistan not only suffer from illiteracy, gender discrimination at work place and patriarchal oppression at home, ... -
The Collision of New Mothers and Perinatal Depression in Bhutan
(Asian University for Women, 2019)The main aim of the study was to bring perinatal depression into spotlight since most of the people in Bhutan are not aware of what perinatal depression is. We also found out through our literature review that there are ... -
Project Mayu: Understanding the reproductive health of Doya Women (Lhops) through an ethnographic exploration of their family planning practices.
(Asian University for Women, 2019)Project Mayu was a research project that focused on women in Doya, an indigenous community residing in Bhutan’s southern foothills of Samtse. The project aimed to understand the reproductive health of these Doya women ... -
Socio-economic Empowerment of Women through Apricot Farming in Hunza, Pakistan
(Asian University for Women, 2019)Hunza is an agrarian society where women are actively engaged in farming apart from looking after their homes and raising their children. Apricot farming has been practiced for here decades which women learn as a home ... -
SOCIETIAL ATTITUDES AND CHALLENGES FACED BY LGBT PEOPLE OF BHUTAN
(Asian University for Women, 2019)LGBT stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender. This term describe people’s sexual orientation and gender identity. Officially the concept of LGBT in Bhutan started in early 2010 where not much research has been ... -
EFFECTS OF APPLICATION OF LHERZOLITE IN GROWTH OF SPINACIA OLERACEA L. AND SOIL MICROBES IN CADMIUM CONTAMINATED SOIL IN CHITTAGONG, BANGLADESH
(Asian University for Women, Chittagaong, Bangladesh, 2015)Cadmium (Cd) is one of the most toxic heavy metals for both plants and animals. Generally, availability of Cd in agricultural soils causes suppression in plant growth by increasing the concentration of Cd in plant parts. ... -
The Impact of Returnee Migrant Women on the Social and Political Involvement of Women in Post-conflict Countries
(Asian University for Women, Chittagaong, Bangladesh, 2015)This paper attempts to quantitatively find an answer for the puzzle: why an increase in the number of returnee migrant/refugee women increases women’s social and political involvement in some post-conflict countries, but ... -
WOMEN AND POLITICS: Underrepresentation of Women in National Parliament in Developing States
(Asian University for Women, Chittagaong, Bangladesh, 2015)“Can a woman be a Prime Minister?” My answer would have been different if I had been asked this question 10 years ago. Generally women’s political behavior has received less attention, and women’s low representation in ... -
AP Project 2018
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A QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS ON THE CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES OF INDOOR AIR POLLUTION IN THE SLUM AREAS OF CHITTAGONG
(Asian University for Women, 2018)While air pollution has been a matter of scrupulous concern because of its irreparable drawbacks, indoor air pollution is often disregarded as harmful as outdoor air pollution. As a result of the detrimental impacts of ... -
General People’s Perception About the Rohingya Influx
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Gender and Sports in Nepal: A case Study of Teenage Girls Involvement
(Asian University for Women, 2018)Nepal being a male-dominated society is still facing discrimination between men and women in various sectors. This discrimination starts right from the family level to the national level. From a male member overpowering ... -
Peer Education for Women Empowerment in Afghanistan
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A Comparative Analysis of Microfinance in Socio- Economic Development: Evidence from Chittagong
(Asian University for Women, 2018)The concept of Islamic microfinance is comparatively newer to the conventional microfinance system in Bangladesh. When the conventional microfinance system has its own benefits, the Islamic microfinance system provides ... -
Water Quality Analysis of Karnaphuli River Water near Industrial Areas
(Asian University for Women, 2018)Due to the facilities of transporting raw materials and industrial products through the Bay of Bengal, the bank of the Karnaphuli river in Chittagong has been one of the busiest Industrial zone of Bangladesh. Various oil ... -
The Indigenous Kalash People: A Unique Culture at Risk of Extinction
(Asian University for Women, 2018)Kalash is the indigenous groups of people residing in northern Pakistan in Chitral District, having a religion which is associated with animism( but the exact name is not known) and unique culture. The most commonly ... -
Research Project on Schooling System of Bangladesh
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SEARCH TO DEFY DEATH
(Asian University for Women, 2018)Turritopsis dohrnii has been identified to be an “immortal” species. It has been observed that T. dohrnii have the ability to revert back to its juvenile polyp state once exposed to stress or threat. Such capability of ...