Gender Differences in Poverty and Household Composition through the Life-Cycle : A Global Perspective
This paper uses household surveys from 89 countries to look at gender differences in poverty in the developing world. In the absence of individual-level poverty data, the paper looks at what can we learn in terms of gender differences by looking at...
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okr-10986-294262022-09-19T12:16:30Z Gender Differences in Poverty and Household Composition through the Life-Cycle : A Global Perspective Munoz Boudet, Ana Maria Buitrago, Paola De La Briere, Benedicte Leroy Newhouse, David Rubiano Matulevich, Eliana Scott, Kinnon Suarez-Becerra, Pablo POVERTY AND EQUITY POVERTY GENDER LIFECYCLE HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION WOMEN GENDER GAP GENDER INEQUALITY This paper uses household surveys from 89 countries to look at gender differences in poverty in the developing world. In the absence of individual-level poverty data, the paper looks at what can we learn in terms of gender differences by looking at the available individual and household level information. The estimates are based on the same surveys and welfare measures as official World Bank poverty estimates. The paper focuses on the relationship between age, sex and poverty. And finds that, girls and women of reproductive age are more likely to live in poor households (below the international poverty line) than boys and men. It finds that 122 women between the ages of 25 and 34 live in poor households for every 100 men of the same age group. The analysis also examines the household profiles of the poor, seeking to go beyond headship definitions. Using a demographic household composition shows that nuclear family households of two married adults and children account for 41 percent of poor households, and are the most frequent household where poor women are found. Using an economic household composition classification, households with a male earner, children and a non-income earner spouse are the most frequent among the poor at 36 percent, and the more frequent household where poor women live. For individuals, as well as for households, the presence of children increases the household likelihood to be poor, and this has a specific impact on women, but does not fully explain the observed female poverty penalty. 2018-03-06T18:22:07Z 2018-03-06T18:22:07Z 2018-03 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/135731520343670750/Gender-differences-in-poverty-and-household-composition-through-the-life-cycle-a-global-perspective http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29426 English Policy Research Working Paper;No. 8360 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper |
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POVERTY AND EQUITY POVERTY GENDER LIFECYCLE HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION WOMEN GENDER GAP GENDER INEQUALITY Munoz Boudet, Ana Maria Buitrago, Paola De La Briere, Benedicte Leroy Newhouse, David Rubiano Matulevich, Eliana Scott, Kinnon Suarez-Becerra, Pablo Gender Differences in Poverty and Household Composition through the Life-Cycle : A Global Perspective |
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This paper uses household surveys from
89 countries to look at gender differences in poverty in the
developing world. In the absence of individual-level poverty
data, the paper looks at what can we learn in terms of
gender differences by looking at the available individual
and household level information. The estimates are based on
the same surveys and welfare measures as official World Bank
poverty estimates. The paper focuses on the relationship
between age, sex and poverty. And finds that, girls and
women of reproductive age are more likely to live in poor
households (below the international poverty line) than boys
and men. It finds that 122 women between the ages of 25 and
34 live in poor households for every 100 men of the same age
group. The analysis also examines the household profiles of
the poor, seeking to go beyond headship definitions. Using a
demographic household composition shows that nuclear family
households of two married adults and children account for 41
percent of poor households, and are the most frequent
household where poor women are found. Using an economic
household composition classification, households with a male
earner, children and a non-income earner spouse are the most
frequent among the poor at 36 percent, and the more frequent
household where poor women live. For individuals, as well as
for households, the presence of children increases the
household likelihood to be poor, and this has a specific
impact on women, but does not fully explain the observed
female poverty penalty. |
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Munoz Boudet, Ana Maria Buitrago, Paola De La Briere, Benedicte Leroy Newhouse, David Rubiano Matulevich, Eliana Scott, Kinnon Suarez-Becerra, Pablo |
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Munoz Boudet, Ana Maria Buitrago, Paola De La Briere, Benedicte Leroy Newhouse, David Rubiano Matulevich, Eliana Scott, Kinnon Suarez-Becerra, Pablo |
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Munoz Boudet, Ana Maria |
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Gender Differences in Poverty and Household Composition through the Life-Cycle : A Global Perspective |
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Gender Differences in Poverty and Household Composition through the Life-Cycle : A Global Perspective |
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Gender Differences in Poverty and Household Composition through the Life-Cycle : A Global Perspective |
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Gender Differences in Poverty and Household Composition through the Life-Cycle : A Global Perspective |
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Gender Differences in Poverty and Household Composition through the Life-Cycle : A Global Perspective |
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gender differences in poverty and household composition through the life-cycle : a global perspective |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2018 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/135731520343670750/Gender-differences-in-poverty-and-household-composition-through-the-life-cycle-a-global-perspective http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29426 |
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