An empirical assessment of rural livelihood assets from gender perspective: evidence from Ghana
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DOI: 10.1007/s11625-017-0483-8
Abstract: Poverty studies have demonstrated that a group’s ability to escape poverty is largely dependent on the types of assets that the group’s members possess. A major claim that has been asserted with limited empirical evidence… read more here.
Keywords: headed households; asset; ghana; evidence ... See more keywords
Women Left Behind? Poverty and Headship in Africa
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DOI: 10.1007/s13524-017-0561-7
Abstract: Two stylized facts about poverty in Africa motivate this article: female-headed households tend to be poorer, and poverty has been falling in the aggregate since the 1990s. These facts raise two questions. First, how have… read more here.
Keywords: headed households; poverty; headship; left behind ... See more keywords
Assessing cardiometabolic health risk among U.S. children living in grandparent-headed households.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.pedn.2021.09.003
Abstract: PURPOSE We evaluated children's cardiometabolic health (CMH) risk indicators and adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) stratified by family structure type (grandparent-headed, two-parent headed, and single-parent headed households). Separately, we assessed whether family structure type and number… read more here.
Keywords: headed households; risk; cmh risk; grandparent headed ... See more keywords
What Constrains Financial Inclusion for Women? Evidence from Indian Micro data
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DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2016.11.011
Abstract: The role and relevance of gender in financial inclusion has been an evolving area of research in recent times. Although there are several cross-country studies on this aspect, few within-country studies have addressed this issue… read more here.
Keywords: headed households; gender; financial inclusion; finance ... See more keywords
Do market shocks generate gender-differentiated impacts? Policy implications from a quasi-natural experiment in Bangladesh
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DOI: 10.1016/j.wsif.2019.102272
Abstract: Using information collected from two rounds of household income and expenditure surveys (HIES 2005 and 2010) in Bangladesh, this study examines the gender-differentiated impacts of the commodity price hikes in 2008 on food and non-food… read more here.
Keywords: headed households; quasi natural; differentiated impacts; gender differentiated ... See more keywords
Gender differentiated vulnerability to climate change in Eastern Uganda
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DOI: 10.1080/17565529.2019.1580555
Abstract: ABSTRACT Climate change literature is rife with the assertion that women are more vulnerable to climate change, which state is expected to reflect on female-headed households. However, this assertion has however not been empirically proven… read more here.
Keywords: headed households; eastern uganda; gender; climate ... See more keywords
Heteronormativity and sexuality politics in Singapore: the female-headed households of divorced and lesbian mothers
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DOI: 10.1177/1440783317742530
Abstract: This article explores the family practices of female-headed households in Singapore, specifically, those of lesbian and divorced mothers as they negotiate the entrenched normative orders of sexuality and gender in Singapore. In examining the non-normative… read more here.
Keywords: headed households; divorced mothers; lesbian divorced; female headed ... See more keywords
Using the Ghana malaria indicator survey to understand the difference between female and male-headed households and their prevention and testing for malaria among children under 5
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DOI: 10.1186/s12936-022-04135-4
Abstract: Background Globally, 94% of malaria deaths occur in sub-Saharan Africa, and children under age 5 account for 70% of malaria-related mortality in the region. This study sought to examine differences between female-headed households (FHHs) and… read more here.
Keywords: prevention; headed households; malaria among; male headed ... See more keywords
Determinants of Life Satisfaction among Female-Headed Households in Malaysia
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DOI: 10.33736/ijbs.3175.2021
Abstract: Female-headed households in Malaysia have been a financially vulnerable community in the society where their life satisfaction becomes a question. Therefore, this study aims to determine the factors affecting life satisfaction among female-headed households in… read more here.
Keywords: life satisfaction; female headed; households malaysia; headed households ... See more keywords