Publications of Nusrat Jahan

Journal Articles

Gomes, M., Jahan, N., Shatil, T., Tahsin, N., Das, N., & Matin, I. (2023). Economic recovery of the new poor created by COVID-19: evidence from Bangladesh. Development in Practice, 1-17.

Banks, N., Jahan, N., Rahman, T., Tabassum, A., Roy, J. S., & Shakil, S. R. (2023). Building an equitable future? BRAC’s STAR program and young women’s economic empowerment in Bangladesh. Development in Practice, 1-11.

Rahman, A., Jahan, N., Matin, I., & Rahman, H. Z. (2022). Bangladesh and Covid-19: Reversals and Resilience.

Articles for Non-Academic Audience

Boosting women’s labour force participation: Opportunities and challenges in Bangladesh

What are the barriers to women’s labour force participation in Bangladesh? What are some promising evidence-based policy options? Where is more evidence required?

VoxDevNusrat Jahan Head of Communications and Knowledge Management, BIGD

Research/Policy Brief

Online Freelancing: A New Frontier for the Youth in the Developing World

Livelihood Transitions of Women Workers

During COVID-19: The Case of Domestic Workers in Dhaka

Evidence to Action: COVID-19 and the Deepening Learning Crisis – How Can We Build Forward Better?

Digital Literacy in Rural Bangladesh: Survey 2019

Reports

How Effective is the BRAC Ultra-Poor Graduation Programme? | An Impact Evaluation of 2019 Cohort

A Timely Response for the Sudden Poor An Early Evaluation of BRAC’s New Poor Program

Challenges and Prospects of Youth Employment in the Post-COVID Scenario

Skills and Jobs for Inclusive Development – BIGD Focus Note

Phase I: Livelihoods, Coping and Support During COVID-19 Crisis

Youth of Bangladesh: Agents of Change? Youth Survey 2018

OP-EDs

Our Gender Pay Gap Is Fixable

Impact of the Rohingya Crisis: Supporting the Extreme Poor in Cox’s Bazar

A Case for ‘Counterfactual’ Thinking in Policymaking

The widening gender gap in digital era: A rural Bangladesh scenario

How is ICT worsening the inequality in education?

How Social Norms are Increasing the Digital Divide Between Genders

High Cost of Migration and the Woes of Our Workers

The Great Digital Divide and Why We Should Care

A Case for ‘Counterfactual’ Thinking in Policymaking

Covid-19 in Bangladesh: A Cruel Choice Between Hunger and Disease

Workspace That Inspires

Despite Progress, Young Bangladeshi Women are Still Lagging Behind

Book Reviews

The role of women’s agency in transforming Bangladesh from a basket case into a beacon of progress

Review of ‘Renegotiating Patriarchy’ (LSE Press, 2024) by Naila Kabeer

The Daily StarNusrat Jahan

Nusrat JAHAN’s review of Gun Island | Goodreads

External Blogs

Managing Risks and Building an Equitable and Prosperous Future: The Role of Digital Financial Services

A Group of Unexpectedly Optimistic, Ebullient, and Smart Young Women

Covid-19 and poor microfinance clients

Has Microcredit Empowered Women in Bangladesh? Yes, But Not by Itself

Code Red for Humanity: Can We Become Conscious Consumers?

On Minimalism in Writing and Other Forms of Communication

Digital Finance and Women’s Economic Empowerment: Possibilities and Pitfalls

How Technology is Exacerbating the Class Divide during the Pandemic: The Case of Children’s Education in Bangladesh

Wide Gender Gap in Freedom of Choice Among the Bangladeshi Youth

Poverty, Aspiration, and Capability: Looking into the Future

Graphic Desing Samples

BIGDWorks with BRAC | July 2023

BIGD Reflections 2022

Skills and Jobs for Inclusive Development – BIGD Focus Note

BIGD Gender Brochure

BIGD Brochure