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Short Summary
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| Title |
New Contributions to the Analysis of Poverty:
Methodological and Conceptual Challenges to Understanding Poverty
from a Gender Perspective |
| Author |
Chant, S. |
| Publication
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January 2003 |
| Publisher |
United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America
and the Caribbean (ECLAC) |
| Donor |
United Nations Economic Commission for Latin
America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) |
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Short Summary |
Three decades of feminist research have had an
impact on poverty analysis. However, the impact on poverty itself
has been weaker. Women still make up an estimated two thirds of the
poor and this proportion appears to be rising. This trend is exacerbated
by the gender blindness which persists in parts of mainstream poverty
analysis in spite of the feminist insights. Simplistic reactions against
the gender blindness have also posed problems. For example, assumptions
have been made that female headed households are the poorest of the
poor. However, some female headed households are not worse off than
male headed households, and focusing resources on female headed households
may not be the most effective way to combat poverty. Instead, interventions
may be more effective if they strive to redress gender inequalities
in different arenas such as the labour market, legal institutions,
and the home. With a focus on Latin America, this paper outlines concepts
and methodologies needed to understand poverty from a gender perspective,
continued obstacles to the inclusion of gender, and future directions
for policy and research. |
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