administered effort is concerned with the importance of the analytical category of gender for the rules structuring the actions of … the groups. Gender is perceived as an institution, constructing regulations of access and conduct for its members, shaping … which effect? Since action resources are very much determined by the existing construction of gender, the question is how …

This study tests the null hypothesis that it is sufficient to interview only the household head to obtain accurate … information on household income. The results show that using a husband's estimate of his wife's income does not produce … statistically reliable results for poverty analysis. Estimates of the wife's income separately provided by the husband and wife …

This paper presents new evidence on the association between gender and poverty based on an empirical analysis of 11 … data sets from 10 developing countries. The paper computes income- and expenditure-based poverty measures and investigates … their sensitivity to the use of per capita and per adult equivalent units. It also tests for differences in poverty …

poverty and social equity in Nepal. In addition, they note the importance of building both the capacity of individual women …

"Men and women participate in collective action for different purposes in northern Nigeria. Field work conducted in six … structures for better conditions. Given the socio-cultural characteristics of communities in northern Nigeria, an effective …

determinants of group membership both at the household level and for men and women separately. We also disaggregate the analysis by … differ significantly in the number of groups they join, however, there are clear gender differences in the types of groups to …

to a number of formal and informal groups and networks, but participation differs according to household characteristics …

10 years. This paper seeks to fill this gap. In addition, the paper undertakes a review of the gender and poverty … poverty and gender, gender and income earning, drawing out implications for food and nutrition programs, and (3) highlight … household. The insights derived from intrahousehold research between the late 1970s and the mid-1980s on the determinants of …