This study used a nationally representative survey from the 2012-2013 World Bank's General Household Survey for Nigeria … index, and household dietary diversity, based on the FAO groupings of food intake within the household. Accounting for … regression, we find that increases in empowerment are positively associated with household dietary diversity. Overall, household …

-operated farms in Brazil, Paraguay and Peru. Previous studies in Latin America suggest that the gender of the household head is not a …This paper explores the determinants of female land rights and their impact on household income levels among owner … significant predictor of household income, not unsurprising given the ambiguities with which self-declared headship is associated …

Gender studies on food security have often focused on the differences between male-headed households (MHHs) and female … Sustainable Development Goals - gender equality and food security. …

This paper aims to study the relationship between women's land ownership and household food security in Tanzania, using … data from three waves of the Tanzanian National Panel Survey. The analysis focuses on the Household Dietary Diversity Scale … (HDDS) as a measure of food security, and we categorize land ownership by gender and whether it is solely or jointly owned …

With the commercialization of agriculture, women are increasingly disadvantaged because of persistent gender … investigate the gender implications of recently established farmer groups. Traditionally, banana has been a women’s crop in Kenya … revenues does not affect household food security, it has a negative marginal effect on dietary quality. We demonstrate that the …

This paper considers the relationship between work status and decision-making power of the head of household and his … spouse. I use household fixed effects models to address the possibility that spousal work status may be correlated with … resources yield greater bargaining power, I find that the spouse of the head of household is more likely to be involved in …