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Journal articles on the topic "Female-headed households"

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Yuya, Beyan Ahmed. "Valuation of Gender Differentiated Dairy Farming and Household Level Food Security Status in Eastern Oromia, Ethiopia." Turkish Journal of Agriculture - Food Science and Technology 6, no. 6 (June 26, 2018): 719. http://dx.doi.org/10.24925/turjaf.v6i6.719-728.1772.

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This study was aimed at examining gender diversified dairy farming and household level food security status and determinants of dairy cattle benefits in Haramaya district, Oromia, Ethiopia, using cross sectional data collected from randomly selected 120 sample households during year 2016 production season. Descriptive statistics and multiple linear regression models were employed for data analysis. Descriptive statistics stated that of the sample households, 71 households were found to be food secured whereas the remaining 49 household were food unsecured. Comparison of female headed and male headed dairy farming households indicated that 46.7 percent’s of female headed and 12.5 percent’s of male headed households were secured. The logistic regression result showed that female headed dairy farming participation was significantly influenced by education of household head, extension contact, cultivated land area, availability of supplementary feeds and access to market information. The impact estimation result showed that female headed have got increment in farm household’s food security status nearly by 66% than male headed households. The regression estimated coefficients indicated that dairy cattle benefits is significantly influenced by; education, access to vaccination, extension service, market information, cultivated area, milk sold on farm and fodder supplement were significant variables which affect the dairy cattle income in the study area. Therefore, policy makers should give due emphasis to the aforementioned variables to increase dairy farming benefits and improve the livelihood of rural households.
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KATAPA, R. S. "A COMPARISON OF FEMALE- AND MALE-HEADED HOUSEHOLDS IN TANZANIA AND POVERTY IMPLICATIONS." Journal of Biosocial Science 38, no. 3 (March 7, 2005): 327–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0021932005007169.

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Female- and male-headed households were compared using data from a Demographic and Health Survey conducted in Tanzania in 1996. Chi-squared tests showed that sex of head of household was highly significantly associated with: residence, household size and composition, radio ownership, having enough food to eat, and age and marital status of head of household. An analysis by the logit regression model showed that female-headed households were more likely than male-headed households to be in rural areas, be small, have fewer men, not have radios and not have enough food to eat. The majority of female heads of households were unmarried and older than male heads of households. The implication is that female-headed households are poorer than male-headed households.
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Dey, Soma, and Sacchidanand Majumder. "Identifying factors that influence access to banking services in Bangladesh: A household level analysis." Bangladesh Journal of Scientific Research 30, no. 1-2 (March 25, 2018): 81–89. http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bjsr.v30i1-2.36122.

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This study, employing a logistic regression model seeks to identify the important factors that influence household’s access to banking services. The result shows that about 31.7% households have bank account while the remaining 68.3% households have no such account. The result found that with the increase in age of household’s head access to banking services increased gradually. As observed, female headed household have greater access to banking services as compared to male headed household. More so, formerly/ever married headed households have less access to banking services by comparison with never married headed households. The result also shows that access to banking services gradually increased with increasing education level of household’s head. It is found that poor households have very less access to banking services as compared to non-poor households. Increased land ownership of household allowed gradual increase in the access to banking services. The result also mentions that nonowner homestead households have less access to banking services as compared to own homestead households. According to the logistics regression analysis, comparing with the rural households it has been found that the urban households have more access to banking facilities.Bangladesh J. Sci. Res. 30(1&2): 81-89, December-2017
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Khan, Ashfaque H., and Umer Khalid. "Consumption Patterns of Male and Female Headed Households in Pakistan: Evidence from PSLM 2007-08." Pakistan Development Review 51, no. 4II (December 1, 2012): 465–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.30541/v51i4iipp.465-478.

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Recent years have witnessed growing interest in analysing the welfare outcomes of female headed households (FHHs) in the developing world. The theoretical argument for examining female headship and family welfare is underpinned by two important considerations. The first concerns households’ access to resources, while the second pertains to control over the allocation of resources within the household [DeGraff and Bilsborrow (1993)]. A priori female headed households are expected to have access to a lower level of resources than the conventional male-headed households for a variety of reasons.1 However, this lower resource envelop experienced by female headed households may be partially offset by the way resources are allocated within such households. Several studies have revealed that resources under the control of women are more likely to be allocated for productive purposes that promote family welfare as compared to resource allocation under the control of men. In the context of Pakistan, the present paper aims to explore how resource allocation within female headed households differs from male headed households by examining the consumption patterns of both female and male headed households in the country.
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Adeola Obayelu, Oluwakemi, and Olusayo Olubisi Idowu. "Dietary diversity status of rural households in Nigeria: A gendered perspective." ECONOMIA AGRO-ALIMENTARE, no. 3 (January 2020): 613–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.3280/ecag2019-003003.

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Evidence of upsurge in food insecurity incidence and its vulnerability of households in both rural and urban areas in Nigeria has led to enquiries about the richness of available food baskets and evenness of their consumption. The objective of this study was to examine the dietary diversity among rural households in Nigeria from a gender perspective. Data from the Living Standard Measurement Survey- Integrated Survey on Agriculture (lsms-isa) 2016 were analysed using Simpson Diversity Index, Cross tabulation and Oaxaca-Blinder decomposition. Most of the rural households were male-headed (85%) with an average age of 53 years old and had household size of 8 persons. Dietary diversity score was slightly higher in female-headed households than among their male counterparts. Fish and seafood had the highest food share expenditure among female-headed households while cereals had the highest in male-headed households. Low dietary diversity was predominant among households where the head was 31 to 40 years old male with at least 16 members, while the high dietary diversity was highest among households with 51 to 60 years old female heads and 11 to 15 members. Difference in mean of aggregate dietary diversity between male- and female-headed households revealed a gap of 0.0155 in favour of the female-headed households. There were significant gender differences in household endowments such as household size, income, tangible assets owned and farm size, which explained dietary diversity among rural households in Nigeria.
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Kpoor, Albert. "Assets and Livelihoods of Male- and Female-Headed Households in Ghana." Journal of Family Issues 40, no. 18 (August 9, 2019): 2974–96. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0192513x19868839.

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The consumption expenditure approach indicates that female-headed households are better-off than male-headed ones in Ghana. This approach has been criticized by scholars for being one-dimensional. Thus, this study adopts the livelihoods approach—a multidimensional perspective—to examine the human, social, financial, and economic assets and livelihoods of male- and female-headed households in Ghana utilizing in-depth interviews and a survey. The findings of the study demonstrate that male-headed households have greater assets endowment and better livelihood outcomes than female-headed ones indicating that they are better-off than their female counterparts. Thus, the consumption expenditure approach masks the deprivations of female-headed households in assets endowment and poor livelihood outcomes. The study recommends the need for national surveys to incorporate a household assets and livelihoods dimensions in order to capture a broad view of the living circumstances in these two types of households.
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Egbeogu, MN, CI Ezeh, and CO Anyiro. "Comparative analysis of informal borrowing behaviour between male and female-headed farm households in the rural communities of Abia state, Nigeria." Journal of Agriculture, Forestry and the Social Sciences 11, no. 2 (February 17, 2015): 26–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/joafss.v11i2.3.

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The study dealt on the comparative analysis of informal borrowing behaviours between male and female-headed farm households in the rural communities of Abia State, Nigeria. The study was sought to identify the socio-economic characteristics of rural male and female – headed farm households in the study area, and to determine the socio-economic factors that influence borrowing behaviour of rural male and female-headed farm households in Abia State. Multi - stage random sampling technique was adopted in the selection of 216 farm households comprising of 108 male and 108 female headed farm households. Tools of analyses were descriptive statistics of mean and percentages and probit model, The result of the Probit model on the variables influencing borrowing behaviour of male-headed households indicated that the coefficients of household size, farm size, purpose of borrowing, loan duration, interest rate and collateral agreement were the significant variables at varied risk levels, with a Pseudo R2 of 0.814. The significant variables that influenced borrowing behaviour of female-headed households using Probit model were households size, loan size, farm size and borrowing purpose with a Pseudo R2 value of 0.744. The need to drastically reduce the interest rate charged to farm households on borrowed fund, relaxing the issue of collateral was recommended for this study because of its dampening effect on the desire to borrow by the rural households.Keywords: Borrowing behaviour, informal credit, probit model, male and female headed
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Mohamad Fazli Sabri, Thinagaran Moga Dass, Nik Ahmad Sufian Burhan, Husniyah Abdul Rahim @ Abdul Wahab, Rusitha Wijekoon, and Megawati Simanjuntak. "Determinants of Life Satisfaction among Female-Headed Households in Malaysia." International Journal of Business and Society 22, no. 1 (March 24, 2021): 276–95. http://dx.doi.org/10.33736/ijbs.3175.2021.

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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 Malaysia. A total of 527 respondents who are single, divorced, separated or widowed women, with children in the home including those on public assistance participated in this study which adapted a multi-stage sampling method using self-administered questionnaire. The results show that locus of control, religiosity, financial capability, and financial vulnerability have positive significant relationships with life satisfaction. The multiple regressions show that locus of control, religiosity, financial capability, and financial vulnerability are significant determinants of life satisfaction among female-headed household in Malaysia. More knowledge, and enhancement through financial workshops could be helpful to empower female-headed household on the use of modern financial instruments. Hence, able to increase financial capability and reduce financial vulnerability of female-headed households in Malaysia towards a better life satisfaction.
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Staten, Lisa K., Darna L. Dufour, Julio C. Reina, and G. B. Spurr. "Household headship and nutritional status: Female-headed versus male/dual-headed households." American Journal of Human Biology 10, no. 6 (1998): 699–709. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/(sici)1520-6300(1998)10:6<699::aid-ajhb2>3.0.co;2-6.

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Mdluli, Phindile. "Analysing the Determinants of Poverty among Female-Headed Households: The Case of South Africa." 11th GLOBAL CONFERENCE ON BUSINESS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES 11, no. 1 (December 9, 2020): 134. http://dx.doi.org/10.35609/gcbssproceeding.2020.11(134).

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Poverty remains a critical and complex phenomenon in developing countries, South Africa included. Over the years, poverty has escalated significantly, particularly in Africa, while it has declined in most developed regions. The worsening statistics in Africa have raised concerns of a lack of understanding of poverty among policymakers and governments. In South Africa, poverty has been increasing, with more than 50 percent of households living in poverty. Additionally, approximately 26 percent of females live in extreme poverty, while at the same time the country is experiencing a growing trend of female-headed households continually identified as vulnerable to the indignities of poverty compared to male-headed households. Although poverty in South Africa has been studied extensively, existing literature shows that it is still a debatable topic, since the dynamics have not improved much, but rather worsened in recent years particularly post-apartheid. Using the 2018 general household survey data with a sample of 19 219 observations collected by Statistics South Africa, the primary objective of the study is to examine the determinants of poverty among female-headed households in South Africa. The study uses the following statistical methods: descriptive statistics, cross-tabulations and a binary logistic regression. The estimated results show that factors such as education level, employment status, age, gender, race, household size and marital status determine the poverty status of female-headed households. Females experience higher levels of poverty when compared to their male counterpart using the upper bound poverty line. Keywords: Poverty, household, female-headed household, male-headed households, South Africa
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Sidloyi, Sinethemba Siyakholwa. "Survival strategies of elderly women in female-headed households." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/24560.

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This study is based on data from in-depth individual interviews carried out in a poor township, Ngangelizwe in Mthatha, South Africa. It discusses and describes the livelihoods and strategies of low–income households headed by elderly (>60years old) women. The study draws primarily on interviews with 15 elderly women who are receiving or not receiving State pension, selling goods or receiving or not receiving a Child Support Grant from the government for their grandchildren in order to meet the daily challenges they are faced with. It discusses the cultivation of social networks and how these networks in turn impact on the livelihoods, health, survival and social adjustment of the elderly women. This includes reports of these women’s perceptions of poverty, their incomes (the majority (thirteen) were receiving a State pension) as well as a professional pension. The study also reports on the strategies they used to try and avoid poverty through participation in income generating activities, having their grandchildren engaging in income-earning activities mostly after school or during holidays. The study underscores the reality of the adjustments and coping measures that the women have to adopt when faced with new challenges as a result of high morbidity and mortality among adults in the reproductive age groups. The findings of this study indicate that for most women, the inability to attain basic essentials of life leads to loss of self-dignity. Socio-economic factors such as low levels of education, unemployment, little or no income, poor access to resources, many dependants and looking after their children who suffer from HIV/AIDS among the women create a situation where they operate within the “little opportunities” circle. The evidence in this study suggests that social support groups, a pension grant, a child support grant and remittances from their children helped to mitigate some of the poverty experiences of the elderly women. The study also shows that there is a dire need for intensification of poverty reduction programmes at community levels. Women have to be supported with institutional credit to grow and expand their businesses. They need the support and assistance of government in taking care of their sick children and grandchildren due to HIV/AIDS.
Dissertation (MSocSci)--University of Pretoria, 2010.
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Nandoo, Karin. "Livelihood strategies: analysis of female-headed households in Vrygrond, South Africa." Thesis, University of the Western Cape, 2012. http://etd.uwc.ac.za/index.php?module=etd&action=viewtitle&id=gen8Srv25Nme4_5737_1365584000.

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This study explored the livelihood activities in female-headed households in Vrygrond, Cape Town. The objective of this study was to identify and analyse livelihood strategies adopted by female-headed households. The Capability Approach was used as a theoretical framework of the study. This approach drew on the idea that resources and abilities enable people to achieve a range of valued ways of being and doing.

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Restrepo, R. Jannette. "Female-headed households and their homes : the case of Medellin, Colombia." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1999. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk1/tape2/PQDD_0033/MQ64119.pdf.

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Russ, Katheryn Niles. "Pinpointing production constraints faced by female-headed households in rural Malawi." Thesis, This resource online, 1996. http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-10022008-063206/.

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Button, Kirsty Allen. "Household economies of low-income, African female-headed households in Khayelitsha: intergenerational support, negotiation and conflict." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/22841.

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Low-income, African female-headed households represent a large segment of households in South Africa. Despite this, little is known about how financial and non-financial resources are provided, controlled and used within these households. Less is known about how these dynamics shape intergenerational relationships and positions of power within female-headed households. This thesis aims to contribute to a better understanding of these issues by examining how the household economies of fourteen low-income, African female-headed households in Khayelitsha operated on a day-to-day basis. It also sought to understand how two generations of household members experienced these practices. Through the collection and analysis of qualitative data, this thesis shows that the households were sites of support as household members relied on each other for various forms of support. However, many of the female household heads bore the greatest responsibility for the physical and financial maintenance of their households. Furthermore, the findings build upon existing understandings of low-income, multi-generational households as also being sites of negotiation and contestation. The unequal burden of care experienced by the older women and the patterns of support provided by other household members was often the outcome of intergenerational negotiation. The participants' experiences of these dynamics shed light on the shifting positions of power within their households. The older women struggled to maintain their authority and negotiate for financial and practical assistance from their younger household members. As a result, the provision of support and perceptions about their interpersonal relationships were framed by experiences of intergenerational conflict and feelings of ambivalence. The findings highlight experiences of multi-generational family life and inequality in a context where feelings of obligation, broader socio-economic conditions and the nature of state support may constrain how the participants were able to provide support and handle instances of intergenerational conflict.
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Muthwa, Sibongile Winnifred. "Economic survival strategies of female-headed households, the case of Soweto, South Africa." Thesis, SOAS, University of London, 1995. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.261888.

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Ally-Schmidt, Fadeela. "An exploration of care-giving resources available for chronically poor female-headed Ceres households." Thesis, University of the Western Cape, 2005. http://etd.uwc.ac.za/index.php?module=etd&action=viewtitle&id=init_2246_1177498856.

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This thesis explored the resources available for care-giving in chronically poor female-headed households. It investigated the relationship between resources as enabling in the practice of care and the choices that women can consequently make in light of the multiple roles that they play as workers, as mothers and as significant people in female-headed households.
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Musekiwa, Pamela. "Livelihood strategies of female headed households in Zimbabwe: the case of Magaso Village, Mutoko District in Zimbabwe." Thesis, University of Fort Hare, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10353/d1005967.

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This research study explored livelihood strategies that female headed households adopt in Magaso village of Mutoko district in Zimbabwe. The study intended to achieve the following objectives: (i) examine the existing livelihood strategies of female headed households (ii) explore the various challenges faced by female headed households and (iii) establish the support mechanisms in place for female headed households to cope with life challenges .The literature reviewed in the study was drawn from several researchers, and the study was shaped by the strengths perspectives and the liberal feminism perspective. The study was qualitative in nature and used interviews to collect data from fifteen (15) female headed households. The data collection process used an interview guide. The research employed a qualitative research design in the form of a case study cum a phenomenological study design. Data was analysed qualitatively using the content thematic data analysis which used interpretive approaches and presentation is textual rather than statistical. The study findings were the following: engaging in subsistence farming was found to be the main livelihood activity of the female heads; engaging in home gardens; exchanging labour for food; involvement in business; reliance on temporary employment from different agencies; reliance on handouts from government and other bodies; and household heads sanctioning child labour that compromises school attendance. Moreover, these female heads faced numerous difficulties ranging from emotional, social to financial problems that resulted in worsening the condition of women, and hence validating feminization of poverty among them. Several support mechanisms were discovered to be available for the female heads but they fail to produce to fruitful results to the lives of the female heads. The study made the following recommendations: mainstreaming gender education from childhood stage; efforts aimed at job creation; financial empowerment through setting up of micro schemes for rural women amongst; seeking the services of agricultural extension services to the female head farmers; improving the social services delivery in Zimbabwe equitably across genders and strengthening informal strategies to improve women‘s social capital. Lastly, the study concluded that little is being done in terms of policy formulation to make the support structures responsive to the female headed households especially in rural areas, hence the need for sustainable development through empowerment.
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Riley, Sonya T. "The implications of senate bill 111 on the welfare of black, single, female-headed households." DigitalCommons@Robert W. Woodruff Library, Atlanta University Center, 1987. http://digitalcommons.auctr.edu/dissertations/2325.

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The implications of Senate 111 is to make it legal to transfer the cost of building power plants onto consumers. This will cause devastating effects for black, single, female-headed householders because of their present state. Through evaluative design it is proven that the black, single, female-headed householder will not be able to pay their electric bill with an 80 percent increase.
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Mellott, Leanna M. "Are Daughters from Female-Headed Households Disadvantaged in the Labor Market? A Perspective from 1920." The Ohio State University, 2002. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1396359607.

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Books on the topic "Female-headed households"

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Frazao, Elizabeth. Food spending by female-headed households. Washington, DC: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Economic Research Service, 1992.

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Frazao, Elizabeth. Food spending by female-headed households. Washington, DC: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Economic Research Service, 1992.

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Weerasinghe, Rohini. Female headed households in two villages, Sri Lanka. Colombo: Women's Education Centre, 1987.

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1941-, Roy K. C., ed. Poverty, female-headed households, and sustainable economic development. Westport, Conn: Greenwood Press, 1998.

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Gangopadhyay, Shubhashish. Are Indian female-headed households more vulnerable to poverty. New Delhi: Bazaar Chintan, 2004.

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Female headed households in patriarchal society: A sociological study. Delhi: Indian Publishers' Distributors, 1999.

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Due, Jean M. Female-headed farm households in Zambia: Further evidence of poverty. [East Lansing, MI]: Women in International Development, Michigan State University, 1986.

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Due, Jean M. Female-headed farm households in Zambia: Further evidence of poverty. [East Lansing, MI]: Women in International Development, Michigan State University, 1986.

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Trends in the economic well-being of female-headed households. Hauppauge, N.Y: Nova Science Publisher's, 2011.

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Centre for Policy Dialogue (Bangladesh), ed. Female-headed households in rural Bangladesh: Strategies for well-being and survival. Dhaka: Centre for Policy Dialogue, 2000.

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Book chapters on the topic "Female-headed households"

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Mohiuddin, Yasmeen. "Female-Headed Households and Urban Poverty in Pakistan." In Women’s Work in the World Economy, 61–81. London: Palgrave Macmillan UK, 1992. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-13188-4_3.

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Sealza, Isaias S. "Post-disaster Economic Vulnerability of Female-Headed Households." In Disaster Risk Reduction, 241–59. Singapore: Springer Singapore, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-8845-2_16.

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Mwesigye, F. "Gender, weather shocks and food security: empirical evidence from Uganda." In Gender, climate change and livelihoods: vulnerabilities and adaptations, 38–55. Wallingford: CABI, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1079/9781789247053.0004.

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Abstract Following an overview of agricultural sector performance, climate change, and variability in Uganda, this chapter presents a study examining the food security effects of weather shocks by gender in the country. The results show that the incidence of food insecurity increases with an increase in all measures of weather shocks (drought, floods, and irregular rains). In addition, the findings reveal that female-headed households are more vulnerable to climate change than male-headed households and hence are most likely to suffer from food insecurity. The results also show that refugees and rural households are more prone to food insecurity than national- and urban-based households.
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Ume, Chukwuma Otum, Patience Ifeyinwa Opata, and Anthony Nwa Jesus Onyekuru. "Gender and Climate Change Adaptation Among Rural Households in Nigeria." In African Handbook of Climate Change Adaptation, 2099–115. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-45106-6_182.

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AbstractFemale- and male-headed rural households have unequal opportunities in climate change adaptation. Efforts in climate change adaptation in regions with deeply entrenched sociocultural norms should also account for the varied gender components of climate change. The broad objective of this study is to integrate gender issues into climate change adaptation thereby distilling lessons and evidence for policymakers on how to approach the necessary transformation of gender relations in climate change interventions. The study employed focus group discussions to uncover the structural factors undermining women’s adaptive capacity, thereby making them vulnerable to climate change impacts. In addition to this, in-depth interviews were also conducted. For the in-depth interviews, 27 farmers were sampled using a snowballing method, while four focus groups were carried out differently for male and female farmers. Ten extension personnel and ten representations from the ministry of agriculture were also surveyed using in-depth interviews. Results from the study showed that female farmers in the region were more vulnerable to climate change as a result of the deeply rooted cultural systems and unwarranted assumptions about women. Findings also suggested that women with high adaptive capacity were less vulnerable to climate impacts. We conclude that gender-responsive climate change adaptation is important in achieving balanced relations that will ensure climate resilience in more equitable and nonhierarchical ways.
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Chant, Sylvia. "Female Headship and the Urban Poor: Case Study Perspectives." In Women-Headed Households, 153–93. London: Palgrave Macmillan UK, 1997. http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/9780230378049_6.

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Tibesigwa, Byela, Martine Visser, Razack Lokina, and Richard Zadocky Jacob. "Contribution of smallholder agriculture to daily calories, macronutrients, minerals and vitamins in male- and female-headed farm households in sub-Saharan Africa." In Agricultural Adaptation to Climate Change in Africa, 297–339. New York, NY : RFF Press, 2018.: Routledge, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781315149776-13.

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"Female-Headed Households." In Rituals and Sisterhoods: Single Women’s Households in Mexico, 1560–1750, 61–93. University Press of Colorado, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.5876/9781607329633.c003.

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Horrell, Sara. "Female-headed households in Zimbabwe." In Work, Female Empowerment and Economic Development, 171–97. Routledge, 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9780203931264.ch7.

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"Female-Headed households and poverty." In Social Panorama of Latin America, 69–72. UN, 1995. http://dx.doi.org/10.18356/24303107-en.

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Islam, Mahmuda. "Female-Headed Households in Rural Bangladesh: A Survey." In Where Did All the Men Go?, 233–42. Routledge, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9780429267550-11.

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Conference papers on the topic "Female-headed households"

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Şengül, Seda, and Mahir Fisunoğlu. "Women's Poverty In Turkey." In International Conference on Eurasian Economies. Eurasian Economists Association, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.36880/c05.01065.

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Poverty is a persisting problem in the world. Therefore an examination of the women poverty is a very important field. Women living in poverty are increased as a following reason: 1) a growth of female-headed households, 2) intra-household inequalities and bias against women. For this reason the alleviation of poverty requires determining the women poverty levels. The data used in this study is obtained from the project on Household Income, Consumption, Saving Behavior and Poverty Level in Adana Province conducted the authors of this study and financed by Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey. Probit model is used for determining the women poverty in Turkey. The results of this study are described the women poverty levels in Turkey based on the determinants of poverty on some socio- demographic characteristics of female-headed households. In the light of findings some policy prescriptions will be determined for reducing deprivation and vulnerability of women poverty and intra-household inequalities in Turkey.
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Morris, Deborah, and Gabriella Gutierrez. "The Architect's Role in Reshaping Public Housing Policy." In 1995 ACSA International Conference. ACSA Press, 1995. http://dx.doi.org/10.35483/acsa.intl.1995.84.

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The problems that have historically plagued public housing programs and hampered their implementation have been the focus of countless inquiries by scholars, professionals, government agencies, housing advocates, and concerned citizens. These studies have contributed variously to the understanding that the failure of the state and the federal government to meet even the most fundamental need for shelter of the nations poor is linked to deeply rooted inequalities of class, race, and gender. Minorities, female-headed households, and the homeless face significantly more severe housing problems than any other segment of our population. Differentiating among these groups and the type of problems that each face is essential to developing effective strategies to meet their housing needs (Marcuse, 1989:68).
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Chairiawaty, Chairiawaty, Kiki Zakiah, and Maman Suherman. "The Communication Process in the Empowerment of Female Headed Household Program." In Proceedings of the Social and Humaniora Research Symposium (SoRes 2018). Paris, France: Atlantis Press, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.2991/sores-18.2019.78.

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Hodey, Louis, and Fred Dzanku. Impact of COVID-19 on Food Systems and Rural Livelihoods in Ghana - Round 2 Report. Institute of Development Studies (IDS), December 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.19088/apra.2020.016.

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This study seeks to assess the continuing impact of COVID-19 on food systems and livelihoods in south-western Ghana and provides insights obtained from household-level and key informant data in the second of three surveys conducted during October/November 2020. This second round (R2) survey involved 107 households of oil palm farmers (86 male-headed and 21 female-headed) and 5 key local informants in the Mpohor and Ahanta West Districts of the Western Region.
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Assaye, Abebaw, and Dawit Alemu. Impact of COVID-19 on Food Systems and Rural Livelihoods in Fogera Plain, Ethiopia - Round 2 Report . Institute of Development Studies (IDS), December 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.19088/apra.2020.021.

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This report presents an assessment of the changes in effects of COVID-19 on agricultural commercialisation, food and nutrition security, labour and employment, and poverty and well-being in rural Ethiopia by comparing the results of a baseline household survey (R1) in late June 2020 with a follow-up survey (R2) in late October 2020. Data was collected from a stratified random sample of 106 smallholder rice farmer households (24 female and 82 male-headed) in five kebeles (villages) in the Fogera Plain area of Amhara Region. Data was also collected through 25 key informant interviews conducted in the kebeles.
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Alemu, Dawit, and Abebaw Assaye. Impact of COVID-19 on Food Systems and Rural Livelihoods in Fogera Plain, Ethiopia – Round 1 Report. Institute of Development Studies (IDS), October 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.19088/apra.2020.002.

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This report presents an early assessment of the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on agricultural commercialisation, food and nutrition security, labour and employment, and poverty and well-being in rural Ethiopia. Data was collected from a stratified random sample of 107 households (23 female- and 84 male-headed). Respondents were drawn from a subset of households interviewed in a 2018 APRA survey of smallholder rice farmers in five kebeles (villages) in the Fogera Plain area of Amhara Region. The COVID-19 household survey data is complemented by data from 23 key informant interviews conducted in the kebeles. The data collection for this COVID-19 study will be carried out over three rounds. This report presents insights obtained from the first round conducted during late June/early July 2020.
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Matenga, Chrispin, and Munguzwe Hichaambwa. Impact of COVID-19 on Food Systems and Rural Livelihoods in Zambia – Round 1 Report. Institute of Development Studies (IDS), December 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.19088/apra.2021.006.

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To assess the impact of COVID-19 on local food systems and livelihoods, a total of 115 small-scale farming households (102 male- and 13 female headed) were interviewed from five communities (Lilanda, Luang (Mankanda), Masansa, Nshinso and Miloso (Tazara Corridor) surrounding the Mkushi Farm Block in the Central Province of Zambia between 30 September and 6 November 2020. The respondents were selected as a random sample, targeting 20-25 households per community or village. The small-scale farmers in these areas benefit from linkages with commercial farmers in the block.
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Mutyasira, Vine. Impact of COVID-19 on Food Systems and Rural Livelihoods in Zimbabwe - Round 2 Report. Institute of Development Studies (IDS), December 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.19088/apra.2020.022.

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In response to COVID-19, the Government of Zimbabwe enforced a nationwide lockdown on 30 March 2020, closing most sectors of the economy, including informal markets. However, with limited cases, lockdown movement restrictions were eased and supermarkets, restaurants and vegetable markets allowed to reopen. Between 3-13 October 2020, a second-round (R2) of surveys was conducted, targeting farming communities in Mvurwi and Concession Areas of Mazowe District, to assess COVID-19 impacts on food production systems, supply chains and general livelihoods. This report summarises insights obtained from the phone-based survey, covering 102 respondents (20 female and 82 male-headed households), and 5 local key informants (councillors and extension officers). Results are compared to the earlier R1 survey carried out in late June/early July.
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