Intrahousehold empowerment gaps in agriculture and children's well-being in Bangladesh

This article examines the relationship between empowerment gaps between spouses and children's nutritional status and education using nationally representative data from the 2012 Bangladesh Integrated Household Survey. We measure relative empowerment of spouses using the recently developed Women's E...

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Main Authors: Malapit, Hazel J., Sraboni, Esha, Quisumbing, Agnes R., Ahmed, Akhter
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: John Wiley & Sons 2019
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/147284
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author Malapit, Hazel J.
Sraboni, Esha
Quisumbing, Agnes R.
Ahmed, Akhter
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Malapit, Hazel J.
Quisumbing, Agnes R.
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description This article examines the relationship between empowerment gaps between spouses and children's nutritional status and education using nationally representative data from the 2012 Bangladesh Integrated Household Survey. We measure relative empowerment of spouses using the recently developed Women's Empowerment in Agriculture Index. We find that while gender gaps in empowerment are only linked weakly to children's nutritional status, fathers’ and mothers’ empowerment have different effects on investment in children. Fathers’ empowerment is positively associated with younger children's nutrition and schooling, while mothers’ empowerment is more important for girls’ education in general and in keeping older boys and girls in school.
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spelling CGSpace1472842025-02-24T06:48:24Z Intrahousehold empowerment gaps in agriculture and children's well-being in Bangladesh Malapit, Hazel J. Sraboni, Esha Quisumbing, Agnes R. Ahmed, Akhter girls education nutritional status education gender empowerment nutrition women This article examines the relationship between empowerment gaps between spouses and children's nutritional status and education using nationally representative data from the 2012 Bangladesh Integrated Household Survey. We measure relative empowerment of spouses using the recently developed Women's Empowerment in Agriculture Index. We find that while gender gaps in empowerment are only linked weakly to children's nutritional status, fathers’ and mothers’ empowerment have different effects on investment in children. Fathers’ empowerment is positively associated with younger children's nutrition and schooling, while mothers’ empowerment is more important for girls’ education in general and in keeping older boys and girls in school. 2019-03 2024-06-21T09:12:54Z 2024-06-21T09:12:54Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/147284 en https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.133872 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodpol.2020.102001 Open Access John Wiley & Sons Malapit, Hazel J.; Sraboni, Esha; Quisumbing, Agnes R.; and Ahmed, Akhter U. 2019. Intrahousehold empowerment gaps in agriculture and children's well-being in Bangladesh. Development Policy Review 37(2): 176-203. https://doi.org/10.1111/dpr.12374
spellingShingle girls education
nutritional status
education
gender
empowerment
nutrition
women
Malapit, Hazel J.
Sraboni, Esha
Quisumbing, Agnes R.
Ahmed, Akhter
Intrahousehold empowerment gaps in agriculture and children's well-being in Bangladesh
title Intrahousehold empowerment gaps in agriculture and children's well-being in Bangladesh
title_full Intrahousehold empowerment gaps in agriculture and children's well-being in Bangladesh
title_fullStr Intrahousehold empowerment gaps in agriculture and children's well-being in Bangladesh
title_full_unstemmed Intrahousehold empowerment gaps in agriculture and children's well-being in Bangladesh
title_short Intrahousehold empowerment gaps in agriculture and children's well-being in Bangladesh
title_sort intrahousehold empowerment gaps in agriculture and children s well being in bangladesh
topic girls education
nutritional status
education
gender
empowerment
nutrition
women
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/147284
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