, May 12 -- The Gender Champions Network (GCN), an initiative of SAJIDA Foundation supported by the Gates Foundation, was launched in Dhaka with a call for stronger private-sector commitment to gender equity and inclusive workplaces in Bangladesh.

The launch event, titled 'Transforming Workplaces: Driving Equity and Empowering Action,' was held at a hotel in Dhaka on Sunday, bringing together business leaders, development practitioners, academics, researchers and corporate professionals, said a press release issued on Tuesday.

At the event, organisers unveiled findings from a study titled 'Gender at Work: A Study of Selected Private Sector Firms in Bangladesh,' highlighting persistent gender disparities across sectors including manufact...