Women’s empowerment in agriculture and dietary quality across the life course: Evidence from Bangladesh
Using nationally-representative survey data from rural Bangladesh, we examine the relationship between women’s empowerment in agriculture and indicators of individual dietary quality. Our findings suggest that women’s empowerment is associated with better dietary quality of individuals within the ho...
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| author | Sraboni, Esha Quisumbing, Agnes R. |
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| description | Using nationally-representative survey data from rural Bangladesh, we examine the relationship between women’s empowerment in agriculture and indicators of individual dietary quality. Our findings suggest that women’s empowerment is associated with better dietary quality of individuals within the household, but the strength of this association varies across the life course. Women’s empowerment is correlated with more diverse diets of children under five, but empowerment measures are not consistently associated with increases in nutrient intake for this age group. Rather, maternal schooling and household socio-economic status play a more important role for younger children. Women’s empowerment is positively and significantly associated with adult men’s and women’s dietary diversity and nutrient intakes. Empowerment does not benefit all individuals within the household equally, with gender bias emerging in adolescence. Variations in the strength of the association between women’s empowerment and different individuals’ dietary quality across the life course has implications for the design and targeting of interventions to improve dietary quality, particularly of women, children, and adolescent girls. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1461162025-02-24T06:46:48Z Women’s empowerment in agriculture and dietary quality across the life course: Evidence from Bangladesh Sraboni, Esha Quisumbing, Agnes R. nutritional status gender women's empowerment nutrient intake empowerment agriculture micronutrient deficiencies nutrition trace elements diet social norms women dietary diversity Using nationally-representative survey data from rural Bangladesh, we examine the relationship between women’s empowerment in agriculture and indicators of individual dietary quality. Our findings suggest that women’s empowerment is associated with better dietary quality of individuals within the household, but the strength of this association varies across the life course. Women’s empowerment is correlated with more diverse diets of children under five, but empowerment measures are not consistently associated with increases in nutrient intake for this age group. Rather, maternal schooling and household socio-economic status play a more important role for younger children. Women’s empowerment is positively and significantly associated with adult men’s and women’s dietary diversity and nutrient intakes. Empowerment does not benefit all individuals within the household equally, with gender bias emerging in adolescence. Variations in the strength of the association between women’s empowerment and different individuals’ dietary quality across the life course has implications for the design and targeting of interventions to improve dietary quality, particularly of women, children, and adolescent girls. 2018-11-06 2024-06-21T09:05:52Z 2024-06-21T09:05:52Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/146116 en https://doi.org/10.2499/1024320686 https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.133872 Open Access Elsevier Sraboni, Esha; and Quisumbing, Agnes R. 2018. Women’s empowerment in agriculture and dietary quality across the life course: Evidence from Bangladesh. Food Policy 81(December 2018): 21-36. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodpol.2018.09.001 |
| spellingShingle | nutritional status gender women's empowerment nutrient intake empowerment agriculture micronutrient deficiencies nutrition trace elements diet social norms women dietary diversity Sraboni, Esha Quisumbing, Agnes R. Women’s empowerment in agriculture and dietary quality across the life course: Evidence from Bangladesh |
| title | Women’s empowerment in agriculture and dietary quality across the life course: Evidence from Bangladesh |
| title_full | Women’s empowerment in agriculture and dietary quality across the life course: Evidence from Bangladesh |
| title_fullStr | Women’s empowerment in agriculture and dietary quality across the life course: Evidence from Bangladesh |
| title_full_unstemmed | Women’s empowerment in agriculture and dietary quality across the life course: Evidence from Bangladesh |
| title_short | Women’s empowerment in agriculture and dietary quality across the life course: Evidence from Bangladesh |
| title_sort | women s empowerment in agriculture and dietary quality across the life course evidence from bangladesh |
| topic | nutritional status gender women's empowerment nutrient intake empowerment agriculture micronutrient deficiencies nutrition trace elements diet social norms women dietary diversity |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/146116 |
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