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The aim of this article is to synthesize the various views of gender inequality and various indicators used to measure it. It argues that women lag behind men in most indicators of socio-economic development and they constitute the majority of the poor, the unemployed and the socially...
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This study examines the interactions among poverty, access to modern energy sources and gender in Nigeria. Descriptive … many countries of the world, both incidences of poverty and lack of access to modern energy sources are more pronounced …, that poverty reduces the odds in favor of having access to modern energy sources and while female headship of household …
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, show that trade liberalization reduces poverty in Senegal, particularly in rural areas. While the fall in the relative …
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resources in the analysis of poverty. Most empirical studies of poverty, however, assume an equal sharing of resources between …, only limited attention has been directed towards addressing how sharing assumptions can be incorporated into poverty … female adults and between adults and children affects the incidence and intensity of poverty. The method is consistent with …
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households headed by men. We analyze the determinants of consumption, shock exposure and vulnerability to poverty. Using unique … and less vulnerable to poverty than households with a male head. In Vietnam de jure female-headed households are … consumption poorer and more vulnerable to poverty. In Thailand de jure female-headed households do not differ significantly from …
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Poverty status is an important factor influencing household production and the unpaid work time associated with it due …, we examine the presence of poverty-based asymmetries in the unpaid work time changes of men and women during the Great … Recession. Using the 2003–12 American Time Use Survey, we find that these changes indeed varied by poverty status. In …
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crucial for equitable growth and poverty reduction. Enhanced female employment and income also contribute to better priority …
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poverty and inequity. These challenges can be dealt with effectively by strong local institutions and federations. Governments …
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This paper critically reviews conceptual and empirical problems issues with the United Nations Development Programme's two gender-related indicators: the Gender-related Development Index and the Gender Empowerment Measure. While supporting the need for gender-related development measures, the...
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