1. 1 Discrimination in Bangladesh Police

2. History of women police

3. Women police in civil service

4. ASPSI/SergeantConstable Entry point in police service

5. Women police in different ranks Women police in different ranks Rank IGPNIL Addl.IGPNIL DIG2 Addl.DIG3 SP12 Addl. SP57 S.ASP24 ASP113 Inspector65 Sub-inspector424 A,S.I427 Constable5766 Total6893

8. Why Women Police participation is low in senior level? Year Senior women police 1986 1 1988 4 1989--1998 nil 1999 8 Now 211

9. Training  Local training  Foreign training

10. Promotion Supervisory level Mid level and lower level

11. Welfare Separate barracks Restroom Uniforms Maternity leave

12. Deployment  Within the country  UN mission

13. Sexual harassment  Supervisory level  Midlevel and lower level  National women development police  High court directives

14. Challenges for women police Patriarchy mentality Day care centre Need based Mind set up of male colleagues Social taboo

15. Empowerment as Freedom Empowerment as Freedom Political Social Ideological Economical Outcome Combating all sorts of discrimination Education Health How we can overcome?