Gender equality and investments in adolescents in the rural Philippines

...Many studies have looked at the way resources are distributed to men, women, and especially to small children, but one age group within the family has been largely ignored: the adolescents. Adolescence is a crucial period in that teenagers can make major contributions to their families’ welfare t...

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Main Authors: Bouis, Howarth E., Palabrica-Costello, Marilou, Solon, Orville, Westbrook, M. Daniel, Limbo, Azucena B.
Format: Informe técnico
Language:Inglés
Published: International Food Policy Research Institute 1998
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161228
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author Bouis, Howarth E.
Palabrica-Costello, Marilou
Solon, Orville
Westbrook, M. Daniel
Limbo, Azucena B.
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Limbo, Azucena B.
Palabrica-Costello, Marilou
Solon, Orville
Westbrook, M. Daniel
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Westbrook, M. Daniel
Limbo, Azucena B.
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description ...Many studies have looked at the way resources are distributed to men, women, and especially to small children, but one age group within the family has been largely ignored: the adolescents. Adolescence is a crucial period in that teenagers can make major contributions to their families’ welfare through their labor and earnings, in and outside the household, but may sacrifice their own wishes and future well-being in the process if such contributions come at the expense of investments in their education. The research methodology in this report, combining regression analysis with ethnography, provides a lesson in how complementarities between methodological approaches can be exploited...The research finds that parents are not unduly influenced by short-term needs and are ready to make substantial sacrifices in terms of current consumption in order to invest in their children’s future. The research also concludes that boys and girls in this rural area of the Philippines are generally treated equally, provid ing a contrast with other Asian settings where discrimination by gender is common. (Forward by Per Pinstrup- Andersen)
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spelling CGSpace1612282025-02-19T14:01:31Z Gender equality and investments in adolescents in the rural Philippines Bouis, Howarth E. Palabrica-Costello, Marilou Solon, Orville Westbrook, M. Daniel Limbo, Azucena B. social conditions gender education economic aspects households nutrition health adolescents household budget ...Many studies have looked at the way resources are distributed to men, women, and especially to small children, but one age group within the family has been largely ignored: the adolescents. Adolescence is a crucial period in that teenagers can make major contributions to their families’ welfare through their labor and earnings, in and outside the household, but may sacrifice their own wishes and future well-being in the process if such contributions come at the expense of investments in their education. The research methodology in this report, combining regression analysis with ethnography, provides a lesson in how complementarities between methodological approaches can be exploited...The research finds that parents are not unduly influenced by short-term needs and are ready to make substantial sacrifices in terms of current consumption in order to invest in their children’s future. The research also concludes that boys and girls in this rural area of the Philippines are generally treated equally, provid ing a contrast with other Asian settings where discrimination by gender is common. (Forward by Per Pinstrup- Andersen) 1998 2024-11-21T09:54:17Z 2024-11-21T09:54:17Z Report https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161228 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Bouis, Howarth E.; Palabrica-Costello, Marilou; Solon, Orville; Westbrook, M. Daniel; Limbo, Azucena B. 1998. Gender equality and investments in adolescents in the rural Philippines. Research report. 108 https://doi.org/10.2499/0896291111rr108.
spellingShingle social conditions
gender
education
economic aspects
households
nutrition
health
adolescents
household budget
Bouis, Howarth E.
Palabrica-Costello, Marilou
Solon, Orville
Westbrook, M. Daniel
Limbo, Azucena B.
Gender equality and investments in adolescents in the rural Philippines
title Gender equality and investments in adolescents in the rural Philippines
title_full Gender equality and investments in adolescents in the rural Philippines
title_fullStr Gender equality and investments in adolescents in the rural Philippines
title_full_unstemmed Gender equality and investments in adolescents in the rural Philippines
title_short Gender equality and investments in adolescents in the rural Philippines
title_sort gender equality and investments in adolescents in the rural philippines
topic social conditions
gender
education
economic aspects
households
nutrition
health
adolescents
household budget
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161228
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