Women-headed Households
Title | Women-headed Households PDF eBook |
Author | Sylvia H. Chant |
Publisher | |
Pages | 356 |
Release | 1997 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN |
Households headed by women are a growing presence worldwide. This is the first book to focus on their diversity and dynamics in developing countries. Set within the context of global trends and debates on female household headship, and using case-study material based on interviews with low-income women in Mexico, Costa Rica and the Philippines, the analysis explores the reasons for the formation and increase in women-headed households in different parts of the world, and their capacity for survival in societies where male-headed households are both the norm and ideal.
Women-Headed Households
Title | Women-Headed Households PDF eBook |
Author | S. Chant |
Publisher | Springer |
Pages | 348 |
Release | 1997-01-31 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 0230378048 |
Households headed by women are a growing presence worldwide. This is the first book to focus on their diversity and dynamics in developing countries. Set within the context of global trends and debates on female household headship, and using case-study material based on interviews with low-income women in Mexico, Costa Rica and the Philippines, the analysis explores the reasons for the formation and increase in women-headed households in different parts of the world, and their capacity for survival in societies where male-headed households are both the norm and ideal.
Facts about Women Heads of Households and Heads of Families
Title | Facts about Women Heads of Households and Heads of Families PDF eBook |
Author | United States. Women's Bureau |
Publisher | |
Pages | 36 |
Release | 1973 |
Genre | Women |
ISBN |
Poor Women, Poor Families
Title | Poor Women, Poor Families PDF eBook |
Author | Harrell R. Rodgers |
Publisher | Armonk, N.Y. : M.E. Sharpe |
Pages | 170 |
Release | 1986 |
Genre | Poor Women |
ISBN | 9780873323727 |
"Harrell Rodgers carefully analyzed the data on the changing profile of poverty families since 1959 and provides a clear view of the facts of poverty among women. He discusses the underlying causes for the dramatic increase in female-headed households, the major causes of poverty in families headed by women, and the governmental interventions intended to alleviate poverty in such families"--Excerpt from back cover.
Low-income Women who Head Households
Title | Low-income Women who Head Households PDF eBook |
Author | Deluvina Hernández |
Publisher | |
Pages | 202 |
Release | 1978 |
Genre | Occupational training for women |
ISBN |
Women with Low Incomes
Title | Women with Low Incomes PDF eBook |
Author | United States. Women's Bureau |
Publisher | |
Pages | 12 |
Release | 1977 |
Genre | Income |
ISBN |
Working Female-headed Families in Poverty
Title | Working Female-headed Families in Poverty PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 89 |
Release | 1984 |
Genre | Poor women |
ISBN |