Public policy to improve women's status

Policymakers have many options for improving women’s status relative to men’s. The most appropriate set of actions in a given situation will naturally be specific to that context. This chapter outlines some policy actions that have proven successful, as summarized in Table 26.1, and gives some examp...

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Autores principales: Smith, Lisa C., Ramakrishnan, Usha, Ndiaye, Aida, Haddad, Lawrence J., Martorell, Reynaldo
Formato: Capítulo de libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 2003
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/157523
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author Smith, Lisa C.
Ramakrishnan, Usha
Ndiaye, Aida
Haddad, Lawrence J.
Martorell, Reynaldo
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description Policymakers have many options for improving women’s status relative to men’s. The most appropriate set of actions in a given situation will naturally be specific to that context. This chapter outlines some policy actions that have proven successful, as summarized in Table 26.1, and gives some examples of their implementation.
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spelling CGSpace1575232025-04-08T18:33:49Z Public policy to improve women's status Smith, Lisa C. Ramakrishnan, Usha Ndiaye, Aida Haddad, Lawrence J. Martorell, Reynaldo property women gender developing countries economic theories household budget household consumption nutrition farming systems legal system policies education health empowerment agricultural technology agricultural growth child care property rights natural resources management agricultural policies technology transfer drought vegetables fisheries children Policymakers have many options for improving women’s status relative to men’s. The most appropriate set of actions in a given situation will naturally be specific to that context. This chapter outlines some policy actions that have proven successful, as summarized in Table 26.1, and gives some examples of their implementation. 2003 2024-10-24T12:50:31Z 2024-10-24T12:50:31Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/157523 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Smith, Lisa C.; Ramakrishnan, Usha; Ndiaye, Aida; Haddad, Lawrence James; Martorell, Reynaldo. 2003. Public policy to improve women's status. In Household decisions, gender, and development: a synthesis of recent research. Quisumbing, Agnes R., ed. Chapter 26. Pp. 187-194. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/157523
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women
gender
developing countries
economic theories
household budget
household consumption
nutrition
farming systems
legal system
policies
education
health
empowerment
agricultural technology
agricultural growth
child care
property rights
natural resources management
agricultural policies
technology transfer
drought
vegetables
fisheries
children
Smith, Lisa C.
Ramakrishnan, Usha
Ndiaye, Aida
Haddad, Lawrence J.
Martorell, Reynaldo
Public policy to improve women's status
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women
gender
developing countries
economic theories
household budget
household consumption
nutrition
farming systems
legal system
policies
education
health
empowerment
agricultural technology
agricultural growth
child care
property rights
natural resources management
agricultural policies
technology transfer
drought
vegetables
fisheries
children
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