Working paper presenting a framework for data collecting and data analysis of the social roles of women relevant to the understanding of a range of demographic aspects and employment issues - considers conceptual and methodological difficulties, social anthropological approaches to role...

Provides a situation analysis of the impact of war and displacement on Afghan women and on their economic and other roles within the family and within Afghan society. Examines the vulnerability and coping strategies of these women and their families and assesses the implications for the future...

Describes projects of governments and nongovernmental organizations that support women's informal sector work and offer family planning information and services through work-based groups.

Based on surveys of poor households in Thailand and Zambia carried out in 2000. Uses a sustainable livelihood approach to explore the livelihood problems experienced by these households during economic crisis and examines their survival strategies and coping mechanisms. Identifies types of...

Focuses on the period from 1973 to 1990..

Working paper reporting on the impact of the education of women, migration and employment on social roles and social status of Ghanaian women. Based on 60 interviews, covers women workers, rural women, marriage, maternity and fertility trends, family and child-rearing roles, birth control,...