Gender Inequality in Multidimensional Welfare Deprivation in West Africa : The Case of Burkina Faso and Togo

The importance of gender equality is reflected not only in the Millennium Development Goals, but also in the World Bank's Gender Action Plan launched in 2007 as well as in other treaties and actions undertaken at regional and international lev...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Agbodji, Akoété Ega, Batana, Yélé Maweki, Ouedraogo, Dénis
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:
LAM
SEX
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/06/17941348/gender-inequality-multidimensional-welfare-deprivation-west-africa-case-burkina-faso-togo
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15881
id okr-10986-15881
recordtype oai_dc
repository_type Digital Repository
institution_category Foreign Institution
institution Digital Repositories
building World Bank Open Knowledge Repository
collection World Bank
language English
en_US
topic ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY
ACCESS TO LABOR MARKET
ACCESS TO SAFE DRINKING WATER
BASIC HUMAN RIGHT
BASIC SANITATION
BOTH SEXES
CAREGIVERS
CHILD WELFARE
CHRONIC POVERTY
CONSUMPTION DATA
CONSUMPTION SMOOTHING
CREDIT ACCESS
DECOMPOSABLE POVERTY
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES
DEVELOPMENT POLICY
DIMENSIONAL POVERTY
DIMENSIONS OF POVERTY
DISEASES
DISTRIBUTION OF ACCESS
DIVERSIFICATION
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
DOMINANCE
DRINKING WATER
ECONOMIC BENEFIT
ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY
ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
ECONOMIC INEQUALITY
EDUCATION SYSTEMS
EMPLOYMENT FOR WOMEN
ENHANCING WOMEN
EQUITABLE ACCESS
EXTREME POVERTY
FEMALE
FEMALE LABOR
FEMALE LABOR FORCE
FEMINIZATION OF POVERTY
FERTILITY
FIGHT AGAINST POVERTY
FIRST MARRIAGE
GENDER
GENDER ACTION
GENDER ANALYSIS
GENDER DIFFERENCE
GENDER DIFFERENCES
GENDER DISPARITIES
GENDER DISPARITY
GENDER DISTRIBUTION
GENDER EQUALITY
GENDER EQUALITY PERSPECTIVES
GENDER GAP
GENDER GAPS
GENDER INEQUALITIES
GENDER INEQUALITY
GENDER ISSUES
GENDER RESEARCH
GENDERS
GIRLS
GROSS ENROLLMENT RATIO
HEALTH CENTERS
HOME
HOUSEHOLD HEAD
HOUSEHOLD HEADS
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
HOUSEHOLD LEVEL
HOUSEHOLD SIZE
HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
HOUSING
HUMAN CAPITAL
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
HUMAN RESOURCES
HUMAN RIGHT
ILLNESSES
INCOME-GENERATING ACTIVITIES
INDIVIDUAL HEALTH
INDIVIDUAL WELFARE
INTERNATIONAL TREATIES
LABOR FORCE
LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
LABOR MARKET
LABOR MARKETS
LABOUR FORCE
LABOUR FORCE PARTICIPATION
LABOUR SUPPLY
LAM
LIVING STANDARDS
MALNUTRITION
MANDATES
MEASUREMENT OF POVERTY
MENTAL HEALTH
MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOAL
MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS
MORTALITY
NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION
PLACE OF RESIDENCE
POLICY ANALYSIS
POLICY DISCUSSIONS
POLICY RESEARCH
POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
POOR
POOR COUNTRIES
POOR ECONOMIES
POOR INDIVIDUALS
POOR PEOPLE
POVERTY AMONG WOMEN
POVERTY ANALYSIS
POVERTY ASSESSMENT
POVERTY COMPARISONS
POVERTY INDEX
POVERTY MEASUREMENT
POVERTY MEASURES
POVERTY PROFILE
POVERTY RATES
POVERTY REDUCTION
PRODUCTIVITY
PROGRESS
PROMOTION OF GENDER EQUALITY
PROPORTION OF WOMEN
PUBLIC SERVICES
QUALITY OF LIFE
RADIO
REGIONAL DECOMPOSITION
REGIONAL DISPARITIES
REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION
REGIONAL OFFICE
REGIONAL RANKING
RESIDENCE
RESPECT
RIGHT TO EDUCATION
RURAL
RURAL ACCESS
RURAL AREAS
RURAL HOUSEHOLDS
RURAL POVERTY
RURAL REGIONS
SAFE WATER
SANITATION
SAVINGS
SCHOOLING
SECONDARY EDUCATION
SECONDARY SCHOOLS
SEX
SEXES
SHELTER
SLUM DWELLERS
SPOUSES
TELEVISION
UNICEF
UNITED NATIONS
UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS
UNIVERSAL PRIMARY EDUCATION
URBAN AREAS
URBAN POVERTY
URBANIZATION
WATER COLLECTION
WATER SUPPLY
WELFARE INDICATORS
WELFARE LEVEL
WILL
YOUNG CHILDREN
YOUNG PEOPLE
multidimensional poverty
deprivation rates
basic utilities
access to credit
employment
spellingShingle ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY
ACCESS TO LABOR MARKET
ACCESS TO SAFE DRINKING WATER
BASIC HUMAN RIGHT
BASIC SANITATION
BOTH SEXES
CAREGIVERS
CHILD WELFARE
CHRONIC POVERTY
CONSUMPTION DATA
CONSUMPTION SMOOTHING
CREDIT ACCESS
DECOMPOSABLE POVERTY
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES
DEVELOPMENT POLICY
DIMENSIONAL POVERTY
DIMENSIONS OF POVERTY
DISEASES
DISTRIBUTION OF ACCESS
DIVERSIFICATION
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
DOMINANCE
DRINKING WATER
ECONOMIC BENEFIT
ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY
ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
ECONOMIC INEQUALITY
EDUCATION SYSTEMS
EMPLOYMENT FOR WOMEN
ENHANCING WOMEN
EQUITABLE ACCESS
EXTREME POVERTY
FEMALE
FEMALE LABOR
FEMALE LABOR FORCE
FEMINIZATION OF POVERTY
FERTILITY
FIGHT AGAINST POVERTY
FIRST MARRIAGE
GENDER
GENDER ACTION
GENDER ANALYSIS
GENDER DIFFERENCE
GENDER DIFFERENCES
GENDER DISPARITIES
GENDER DISPARITY
GENDER DISTRIBUTION
GENDER EQUALITY
GENDER EQUALITY PERSPECTIVES
GENDER GAP
GENDER GAPS
GENDER INEQUALITIES
GENDER INEQUALITY
GENDER ISSUES
GENDER RESEARCH
GENDERS
GIRLS
GROSS ENROLLMENT RATIO
HEALTH CENTERS
HOME
HOUSEHOLD HEAD
HOUSEHOLD HEADS
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
HOUSEHOLD LEVEL
HOUSEHOLD SIZE
HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
HOUSING
HUMAN CAPITAL
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
HUMAN RESOURCES
HUMAN RIGHT
ILLNESSES
INCOME-GENERATING ACTIVITIES
INDIVIDUAL HEALTH
INDIVIDUAL WELFARE
INTERNATIONAL TREATIES
LABOR FORCE
LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
LABOR MARKET
LABOR MARKETS
LABOUR FORCE
LABOUR FORCE PARTICIPATION
LABOUR SUPPLY
LAM
LIVING STANDARDS
MALNUTRITION
MANDATES
MEASUREMENT OF POVERTY
MENTAL HEALTH
MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOAL
MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS
MORTALITY
NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION
PLACE OF RESIDENCE
POLICY ANALYSIS
POLICY DISCUSSIONS
POLICY RESEARCH
POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
POOR
POOR COUNTRIES
POOR ECONOMIES
POOR INDIVIDUALS
POOR PEOPLE
POVERTY AMONG WOMEN
POVERTY ANALYSIS
POVERTY ASSESSMENT
POVERTY COMPARISONS
POVERTY INDEX
POVERTY MEASUREMENT
POVERTY MEASURES
POVERTY PROFILE
POVERTY RATES
POVERTY REDUCTION
PRODUCTIVITY
PROGRESS
PROMOTION OF GENDER EQUALITY
PROPORTION OF WOMEN
PUBLIC SERVICES
QUALITY OF LIFE
RADIO
REGIONAL DECOMPOSITION
REGIONAL DISPARITIES
REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION
REGIONAL OFFICE
REGIONAL RANKING
RESIDENCE
RESPECT
RIGHT TO EDUCATION
RURAL
RURAL ACCESS
RURAL AREAS
RURAL HOUSEHOLDS
RURAL POVERTY
RURAL REGIONS
SAFE WATER
SANITATION
SAVINGS
SCHOOLING
SECONDARY EDUCATION
SECONDARY SCHOOLS
SEX
SEXES
SHELTER
SLUM DWELLERS
SPOUSES
TELEVISION
UNICEF
UNITED NATIONS
UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS
UNIVERSAL PRIMARY EDUCATION
URBAN AREAS
URBAN POVERTY
URBANIZATION
WATER COLLECTION
WATER SUPPLY
WELFARE INDICATORS
WELFARE LEVEL
WILL
YOUNG CHILDREN
YOUNG PEOPLE
multidimensional poverty
deprivation rates
basic utilities
access to credit
employment
Agbodji, Akoété Ega
Batana, Yélé Maweki
Ouedraogo, Dénis
Gender Inequality in Multidimensional Welfare Deprivation in West Africa : The Case of Burkina Faso and Togo
geographic_facet Africa
West Africa
Burkina Faso
Togo
relation Policy Research Working Paper;No. 6522
description The importance of gender equality is reflected not only in the Millennium Development Goals, but also in the World Bank's Gender Action Plan launched in 2007 as well as in other treaties and actions undertaken at regional and international levels. Unlike other work on gender and poverty, which is mostly based on monetary measurement, the present study makes use of a counting approach to examine gender issues in Burkina Faso and Togo using household surveys. Focusing on six dimensions (housing, basic utilities, assets, education, employment, and access to credit) largely recognized as Millennium Development Goal targets, the main findings of the study indicate that overall individuals are the most deprived in education in Burkina Faso, while the reverse situation is true in Togo. Gender inequality is observed in all dimensions since women always seem to be more deprived than men. The situation is also marked by regional disparities. Moreover, the assessment of dimensional contributions shows different patterns for each country. While employment proves to be the main contributor of gender inequality in Burkina Faso, three dimensions (assets, access to credit, and employment) account together for most of the total contribution to gender inequality in Togo. There is also a positive correlation between multidimensional deprivation and women's age in Burkina Faso, whereas both measures seem to be uncorrelated in Togo.
format Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
author Agbodji, Akoété Ega
Batana, Yélé Maweki
Ouedraogo, Dénis
author_facet Agbodji, Akoété Ega
Batana, Yélé Maweki
Ouedraogo, Dénis
author_sort Agbodji, Akoété Ega
title Gender Inequality in Multidimensional Welfare Deprivation in West Africa : The Case of Burkina Faso and Togo
title_short Gender Inequality in Multidimensional Welfare Deprivation in West Africa : The Case of Burkina Faso and Togo
title_full Gender Inequality in Multidimensional Welfare Deprivation in West Africa : The Case of Burkina Faso and Togo
title_fullStr Gender Inequality in Multidimensional Welfare Deprivation in West Africa : The Case of Burkina Faso and Togo
title_full_unstemmed Gender Inequality in Multidimensional Welfare Deprivation in West Africa : The Case of Burkina Faso and Togo
title_sort gender inequality in multidimensional welfare deprivation in west africa : the case of burkina faso and togo
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2013
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/06/17941348/gender-inequality-multidimensional-welfare-deprivation-west-africa-case-burkina-faso-togo
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15881
_version_ 1764431847856537600
spelling okr-10986-158812021-04-23T14:03:26Z Gender Inequality in Multidimensional Welfare Deprivation in West Africa : The Case of Burkina Faso and Togo Agbodji, Akoété Ega Batana, Yélé Maweki Ouedraogo, Dénis ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY ACCESS TO LABOR MARKET ACCESS TO SAFE DRINKING WATER BASIC HUMAN RIGHT BASIC SANITATION BOTH SEXES CAREGIVERS CHILD WELFARE CHRONIC POVERTY CONSUMPTION DATA CONSUMPTION SMOOTHING CREDIT ACCESS DECOMPOSABLE POVERTY DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES DEVELOPMENT POLICY DIMENSIONAL POVERTY DIMENSIONS OF POVERTY DISEASES DISTRIBUTION OF ACCESS DIVERSIFICATION DOMESTIC VIOLENCE DOMINANCE DRINKING WATER ECONOMIC BENEFIT ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT ECONOMIC INEQUALITY EDUCATION SYSTEMS EMPLOYMENT FOR WOMEN ENHANCING WOMEN EQUITABLE ACCESS EXTREME POVERTY FEMALE FEMALE LABOR FEMALE LABOR FORCE FEMINIZATION OF POVERTY FERTILITY FIGHT AGAINST POVERTY FIRST MARRIAGE GENDER GENDER ACTION GENDER ANALYSIS GENDER DIFFERENCE GENDER DIFFERENCES GENDER DISPARITIES GENDER DISPARITY GENDER DISTRIBUTION GENDER EQUALITY GENDER EQUALITY PERSPECTIVES GENDER GAP GENDER GAPS GENDER INEQUALITIES GENDER INEQUALITY GENDER ISSUES GENDER RESEARCH GENDERS GIRLS GROSS ENROLLMENT RATIO HEALTH CENTERS HOME HOUSEHOLD HEAD HOUSEHOLD HEADS HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD LEVEL HOUSEHOLD SIZE HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HOUSING HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN RESOURCES HUMAN RIGHT ILLNESSES INCOME-GENERATING ACTIVITIES INDIVIDUAL HEALTH INDIVIDUAL WELFARE INTERNATIONAL TREATIES LABOR FORCE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKETS LABOUR FORCE LABOUR FORCE PARTICIPATION LABOUR SUPPLY LAM LIVING STANDARDS MALNUTRITION MANDATES MEASUREMENT OF POVERTY MENTAL HEALTH MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOAL MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS MORTALITY NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION PLACE OF RESIDENCE POLICY ANALYSIS POLICY DISCUSSIONS POLICY RESEARCH POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER POOR POOR COUNTRIES POOR ECONOMIES POOR INDIVIDUALS POOR PEOPLE POVERTY AMONG WOMEN POVERTY ANALYSIS POVERTY ASSESSMENT POVERTY COMPARISONS POVERTY INDEX POVERTY MEASUREMENT POVERTY MEASURES POVERTY PROFILE POVERTY RATES POVERTY REDUCTION PRODUCTIVITY PROGRESS PROMOTION OF GENDER EQUALITY PROPORTION OF WOMEN PUBLIC SERVICES QUALITY OF LIFE RADIO REGIONAL DECOMPOSITION REGIONAL DISPARITIES REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION REGIONAL OFFICE REGIONAL RANKING RESIDENCE RESPECT RIGHT TO EDUCATION RURAL RURAL ACCESS RURAL AREAS RURAL HOUSEHOLDS RURAL POVERTY RURAL REGIONS SAFE WATER SANITATION SAVINGS SCHOOLING SECONDARY EDUCATION SECONDARY SCHOOLS SEX SEXES SHELTER SLUM DWELLERS SPOUSES TELEVISION UNICEF UNITED NATIONS UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS UNIVERSAL PRIMARY EDUCATION URBAN AREAS URBAN POVERTY URBANIZATION WATER COLLECTION WATER SUPPLY WELFARE INDICATORS WELFARE LEVEL WILL YOUNG CHILDREN YOUNG PEOPLE multidimensional poverty deprivation rates basic utilities access to credit employment The importance of gender equality is reflected not only in the Millennium Development Goals, but also in the World Bank's Gender Action Plan launched in 2007 as well as in other treaties and actions undertaken at regional and international levels. Unlike other work on gender and poverty, which is mostly based on monetary measurement, the present study makes use of a counting approach to examine gender issues in Burkina Faso and Togo using household surveys. Focusing on six dimensions (housing, basic utilities, assets, education, employment, and access to credit) largely recognized as Millennium Development Goal targets, the main findings of the study indicate that overall individuals are the most deprived in education in Burkina Faso, while the reverse situation is true in Togo. Gender inequality is observed in all dimensions since women always seem to be more deprived than men. The situation is also marked by regional disparities. Moreover, the assessment of dimensional contributions shows different patterns for each country. While employment proves to be the main contributor of gender inequality in Burkina Faso, three dimensions (assets, access to credit, and employment) account together for most of the total contribution to gender inequality in Togo. There is also a positive correlation between multidimensional deprivation and women's age in Burkina Faso, whereas both measures seem to be uncorrelated in Togo. 2013-09-26T19:17:18Z 2013-09-26T19:17:18Z 2013-06 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/06/17941348/gender-inequality-multidimensional-welfare-deprivation-west-africa-case-burkina-faso-togo http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15881 English en_US Policy Research Working Paper;No. 6522 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research Africa West Africa Burkina Faso Togo