Are women overrepresented among the poor? An analysis of poverty in ten developing countries
This paper presents new evidence on the proportion of women in poverty in ten developing countries. It compares poverty measures for males and females and male- and female-headed households, and investigates the sensitivity of these measures to the use of per-capita and per-adult equivalent units an...
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International Food Policy Research Institute
2001
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| author | Quisumbing, Agnes R. Haddad, Lawrence J. Peña, Christine |
| author_browse | Haddad, Lawrence J. Peña, Christine Quisumbing, Agnes R. |
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| description | This paper presents new evidence on the proportion of women in poverty in ten developing countries. It compares poverty measures for males and females and male- and female-headed households, and investigates the sensitivity of these measures to the use of per-capita and per-adult equivalent units and different definitions of the poverty line. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1581242025-11-06T05:55:44Z Are women overrepresented among the poor? An analysis of poverty in ten developing countries Quisumbing, Agnes R. Haddad, Lawrence J. Peña, Christine gender relations developing countries poverty household budget gender women agriculture This paper presents new evidence on the proportion of women in poverty in ten developing countries. It compares poverty measures for males and females and male- and female-headed households, and investigates the sensitivity of these measures to the use of per-capita and per-adult equivalent units and different definitions of the poverty line. 2001 2024-10-24T12:54:03Z 2024-10-24T12:54:03Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/158124 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Quisumbing, Agnes R.; Haddad, Lawrence J.; Peña, Christine. 2001. Are women overrepresented among the poor? An analysis of poverty in ten developing countries. FCND Discussion Paper 115. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/158124 |
| spellingShingle | gender relations developing countries poverty household budget gender women agriculture Quisumbing, Agnes R. Haddad, Lawrence J. Peña, Christine Are women overrepresented among the poor? An analysis of poverty in ten developing countries |
| title | Are women overrepresented among the poor? An analysis of poverty in ten developing countries |
| title_full | Are women overrepresented among the poor? An analysis of poverty in ten developing countries |
| title_fullStr | Are women overrepresented among the poor? An analysis of poverty in ten developing countries |
| title_full_unstemmed | Are women overrepresented among the poor? An analysis of poverty in ten developing countries |
| title_short | Are women overrepresented among the poor? An analysis of poverty in ten developing countries |
| title_sort | are women overrepresented among the poor an analysis of poverty in ten developing countries |
| topic | gender relations developing countries poverty household budget gender women agriculture |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/158124 |
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