Women-headed Households
Women-headed Households

Author: Sylvia H. Chant

Publisher:

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 356

ISBN-13:

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Households headed by women are a growing presence worldwide. This is the first book to focus on their diversity and dynamics in developing countries. Set within the context of global trends and debates on female household headship, and using case-study material based on interviews with low-income women in Mexico, Costa Rica and the Philippines, the analysis explores the reasons for the formation and increase in women-headed households in different parts of the world, and their capacity for survival in societies where male-headed households are both the norm and ideal.

Women-headed Households
Women-headed Households

Author: Sylvia H. Chant

Publisher:

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 360

ISBN-13:

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Vital measures to counteract this tendency include increased awareness and acceptance of multiple contemporary forms of household and family life. To this end, Chant calls for greater collaboration in analysis, policy and action for gender equality across the North-South divide.

Women-Headed Households
Women-Headed Households

Author: S. Chant

Publisher: Springer

Published: 1997-01-31

Total Pages: 348

ISBN-13: 0230378048

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Households headed by women are a growing presence worldwide. This is the first book to focus on their diversity and dynamics in developing countries. Set within the context of global trends and debates on female household headship, and using case-study material based on interviews with low-income women in Mexico, Costa Rica and the Philippines, the analysis explores the reasons for the formation and increase in women-headed households in different parts of the world, and their capacity for survival in societies where male-headed households are both the norm and ideal.

Women, Work and Welfare in the Middle East and North Africa
Women, Work and Welfare in the Middle East and North Africa

Author: Nadereh Chamlou

Publisher: World Scientific

Published: 2015

Total Pages: 622

ISBN-13: 1783267348

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"In the aftermath of the Arab Spring, and in light of socio-economic and geopolitical challenges facing governments old and new, women's rights and empowerment have gained new urgency and relevance. Groups in power, or groups contesting for power, are more conservative than expected, and there are serious threats to roll back some of the gains women had achieved over the past 20-30 years on economic and social fronts. The global gender debate has neglected the economic dimension of women's empowerment and a great deal of debate and interest among researchers is needed to push the topics further. This timely book brings together leading regional researchers to offer original research linking gender equality with economic policy, reinforcing the agenda from a broad-based perspective."--Publisher summary.

Where Did All The Men Go?
Where Did All The Men Go?

Author: Joan P Mencher

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2019-09-18

Total Pages: 247

ISBN-13: 100000905X

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This book examines female-headed/female-supported households in a wide variety of local contexts and links them to wider economic, social, and political processes. It focuses on the importance of culture and the ways in which culture interacts with race, class, and gender.

Unequal Family Lives
Unequal Family Lives

Author: Naomi R. Cahn

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2018-08-02

Total Pages: 349

ISBN-13: 1108415954

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This volume explores the causes and consequences of family inequality in the United States, Europe, and Latin America.