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The prime subject matter of the research is gender discrimination. It is a multidimensional issue that is deeply embedded in the improvised and traditional cultural settings in Bangladesh, and it is considered a major constraint towards the development process in the country. We, therefore, also have made an attempt to determine the root causes of the pervasive gender gap that persists in the society in Bangladesh. Data from the Household Income and Expenditure Survey (HIES)-2010 of Bangladesh has been used in order to estimate gender biases in health care spending for children of age ten and below ten years old (age<=10) at the household level. To conduct the research, the linear regression model has been chosen as the model specification where the expenditure on healthcare for individual children is considered as the dependent variable and the variable of interest is gender. The study reveals that the health care spending for the female is significantly lower than that of male children. It is evidenced that socio-cultural norms, religious beliefs, patriarchal family settings and dominance of male counterparts of women contribute to the regular forms of discrimination against women. The study highlights some basic causes of gender disparity against women including patriarchal family settings, ignorance of female children at birth, lacking opportunities for education, poverty among women, less investment in women’s health care in the household, and so forth. Promotion of gender, women’s empowerment, and women’s integration in the mainstream economic activities along with men are given topmost priority by the government and the policymakers as well. We, therefore, have provided some policy implications for further improvement of the gender situation in the country.
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