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 maleand 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. While poverty measures are higher for female-headed ho...

Te le u se @ B O P 4 Abstract: This paper considers a unique proposition; that given the evidence of women, with little access to formal finance, have been found to be much better at managing micro-enterprises and repayment when given the opportunity of microfinance at the emerging Asian bottom of the pyramid (BOP), whether the use of mobile phones and more-than-voice services could be used to ...

This article examines the effects of education on the magnitude of poverty among female-headed households in Yathui and Central Divisions of Machakos District, Kenya. The study adopted a descriptive and cross-sectional study design. The study was based on a sample size of 80 female-headed households, five key informants, four focused group discussions, six case studies and secondary data. Strat...

This paper uses data from Matlab, Bangladesh to examine the characteristics of female-headed households and estimate the impact of female-headship on children’s schooling. Female householdheads in Matlab fall into two broad groups: widows and married women, most of whom are wives of migrants. These women differ from each other not only in their current socio-economic circumstances, but also in ...

Female-headed households are at greater risk of slipping into poverty than male-headed households. Indeed, sex and marital status of the head of household are the most important determinants of a family's poverty status in the US. Divorce, separation, death of a husband, and out-of-wedlock births can lead to female headship. Transfer payments, especially the Aid to Families with Dependent Ch...

the study on gender and net farm income of cassava-based farmers under individual land tenure system was done in abia state of nigeria. the main objective was to determine the net farm income (nfi) and the benefit cost ratio (bcr) of the cassava farmers by gender vis-aviz their income levels as well as food security in the state. a multi-stage random sampling technique was adopted while data we...

Well-being of female-headed Indian households: A multidimensional analysis using nonparametric stochastic dominance Presenters" (July 23, 2015).