Studies on feminization of poverty have tended to homogenize female-headed households. This article presents a mixed methods approach disaggregating the experiences of female-headed households in the post-conflict period in Nepal. One of four households in Nepal is estimated to be female-headed, either as a result of conflict-related male deaths (de jure, or widow heads) or […]
Dr. Pratistha Joshi Rajkarnikar, Associate Director of the Economics in Context Initiative, at Boston University’s Global Development Policy Center, has her research published in the Review of Economics of the Household. In her study, titled ‘Male Migration and Women’s Decision Making in Nepal’, Rajkarnikar examines the changes in women’s decision-making roles due to the foreign […]
Studies on feminization of poverty have tended to homogenize female-headed households. This article presents a mixed methods approach disaggregating the experiences of female-headed households in the post-conflict period in Nepal. One of four households in Nepal is estimated to be female-headed, either as a result of conflict-related male deaths (de jure, or widow heads) or […]
By Neva Goodwin and Edgar Cahn Interdisciplinary Journal of Partnership Studies, February 2018
By Julie A. Nelson The belief that men and women have fundamentally distinct natures, resulting in divergent preferences and behaviours, is widespread. Recently, economists have also engaged in the search for gender differences, with a number claiming to find fundamental gender differences regarding risk-taking, altruism, and competition. In particular, the idea that “women are more risk-averse […]
By Neva Goodwin Interdisciplinary Journal of Partnership Studies Volume 4, Issue 1, March 2017
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By Julie A. Nelson September 2012
By Julie A. Nelson September 2012