View Document This field-based qualitative study examines the gendered empowerment outcomes of theStrengthening Women’s Ability for Productive New Opportunities (SWAPNO) project of UNDPBangladesh, drawing on evidence from Chandpur and Cumilla districts. Grounded in Naila Kabeer’sAgency Framework, Amartya Sen’s Capability Approach, and the Multidimensional Povertyperspective, the study investigates how gender-responsive social protection interventions interactwith entrenched socio-cultural norms to reshape women’s economic agency, capabilities, and socialrecognition.Findings indicate that women’s participation in public employment and income-generatingactivities has significantly enhanced their control over productive resources, strengthened decisionmaking within households, and increased social legitimacy in...