TY - THES ID - 135835026 TI - A SILENT AGENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT: A CASE OF AGLASUN WOMEN AU - Shuvra, Dilruba Ferdous AU - Moulaert, Frank. AU - Van den Broeck, Pieter. AU - KU Leuven. Faculteit Ingenieurswetenschappen. Opleiding Master of Human Settlements (Leuven) PY - 2016 PB - Leuven KU Leuven. Faculteit Ingenieurswetenschappen DB - UniCat UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:135835026 AB - Women are one of the key agents of socio-economic development. But in the course of their socio-economic agencies, and personal capacity building, they face a lot of difficulties. Especially rural women face more social, cultural and political constrains towards their emancipation and participation in socio-economic activities, which make them a marginalized group. Their participation is more likely to be seen as unpaid labour in the household works, though these works support the family to maintain social relations and economy as well. Women are active and involved in a significant way in all sorts of socio-economic activities. Also their social connections and conservation of traditional values tie up the loose bonds of society. The case of Aglasun has been taken as a case study to understand women’s role in emancipation and socio-economic agencies in community development dynamics. The research investigates women’s role from three strategic perspectives- individual, family and community and also attempts to explore women’s potential, constraints and limitations along the path of their emancipation and socio-economic participation so that their potential can be valorized for a socially innovative local development. ER -