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The Role of Feminist Political Ecology (FPE) Framework in Studying How Gender and Natural Resources are Interlinked: The Case of Women in the Aftermath of Bangladesh’s Arsenic Contamination

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  • Chinmayi Srikanth

    (Research Scholar, Fellow Programme in Management, Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode, IIMK Campus P.O, Kerala 673 570)

  • Zareena Begum Irfan

    ((Corresponding author) Associate Professor, Madras School of Economics)

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to shed light on the need for a gender-centric approach to studying the consequences of the scarcity of a natural resource due to arsenic contamination, particularly water, on the lives of women. The need for such an approach is met by the Feminist Political Ecology (FPE) Framework that identifies women as highly vulnerable as compared to their male counterparts and the most affected by such scarcity. The paper uses the case of Bangladesh’s arsenic contamination to explore the nuances of gender and how it changes their experience of the phenomenon. It also underlines the importance of FPE in painting a more realistic and complete picture of the vulnerability of women.

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  • Chinmayi Srikanth & Zareena Begum Irfan, 2020. "The Role of Feminist Political Ecology (FPE) Framework in Studying How Gender and Natural Resources are Interlinked: The Case of Women in the Aftermath of Bangladesh’s Arsenic Contamination," Working Papers 2019-189, Madras School of Economics,Chennai,India.
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    Feminist Political Ecology; Bangladesh; water; women; vulnerability;
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    • J7 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor Discrimination

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