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Text Box: List of Tables -------------------------------------------------------------------- ix  Preface -------------------------------------------------------------------------- xi   Chapter 1    The Theory and Practice of Gender and Security in                      South Asia                      1.1  Introduction                                                         1                     1.2  Overview of Security discourses and Framework       3   Chapter 2  The State and Human Security Discourses in                        Bangladesh and Pakistan                                         23                     2.1  The Pakistan and Bangladesh Contexts                   24                                                                                                                       2.2  State Security Versus Human Security                     29                                                                                                                       2.3  Human Security and Civil Society                           43                                                                                                                                 2.4  Obstacles to Human Security/Development             47                                                                                                                            2.5  Conclusion                                                           50                           

                                 

              Chapter 3   Situation Analysis of Women’s Status  in Pakistan and Bangladesh                  55

             3.1     Women and International Development                                                                56

                3.2       Women and the State                                                                                         65

                3.3       Women and Violence: The Intersections of

                 State, Family, Culture and Patriarchy                                                                 83

                               3.4  Conclusion                                                                                                         124

             Chapter 4     Policies on Women in Pakistan and Bangladesh                                               127

                               4.1  Policy Initiatives on Gender Issues                                                                        127

                               4.2  NGO Interventions                                                                                              146

                               4.3  Conclusion                                                                                                         149

             Chapter 5     Women’s Insecurities in Pakistan and Bangladesh: The Way Forward             151

                               5.1  Points to Ponder for Women’s Security                                                                  151

                               5.2  Recommendations                                                                                              158

              Annexures                                                                                                                                 163

              Bibliography                                                                                                                              195

              Index                                                                                                                                        201