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Participating in and presenting gifts at funerals, weddings, and other ceremonies held by friends and neighbors have been regarded as social norms in many parts of the world for thousands of years. However, due to the reciprocal nature of gift giving, it is more burdensome for the poor to take...
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The unequal treatment of children is not gender neutral from the parent side. Our results show that women try to … symmetry between mothers' and fathers' financial situations leads to the perpetuation of gender inequality through generations …
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household. In line with previous evidence on gender discrimination in Albania, the results show that the female shares of … resources within the family and find evidence that the time spent abroad by the male migrant increases gender inequality (by …
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the population that is calorie deficient (FAO's prevalence of undernourishment); the prevalence of underweight in children … the prevalence of child underweight for the child undernutrition dimension, the use of the under-five mortality rate from … analyses with indicators of micronutrient deficiencies, the index is revised as follows: (1) The child underweight indicator is …
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This paper analyzes gender and ethnic differences in vulnerability and resilience to external shocks and stresses in … line are classified as highly resilient. The analysis shows that both gender and ethnicity are almost irrelevant as …
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revealed the presence of gender asymmetries stemming from men having experienced disproportionately high job losses. In this … role in explaining the gender differences in unpaid work time changes. In turn, varied shifts in the household structure …
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aim of this paper is to extend this approach by introducing a gender perspective in the analysis of policy effects. We use …, Finland and Sweden. Second, we estimate the policy effects for men and women in couples. To obtain gender specific effects, we …
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This paper analyzes gender differences in vulnerability and resilience to shocks, including climate change and climate …
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-dimensional poverty in the literature overlook intra-household inequalities, an issue that is crucial to a better understanding of gender …, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica, shedding thus some light on gender differences in poverty and inequality in those … than the Salvadorians. Regarding the gender gaps, the overall estimates suggest that the incidence and the intensity of …
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, household-based poverty measures ignore the intra-household inequalities and are gender-insensitive. Gender equality, however …, is at the center of the sustainable development, as it has been emphasized by the Goal 5 of the SDGs: “Achieve gender … poverty and gender inequality by proposing an individual-based multidimensional poverty measure for Nicaragua and estimate the …
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