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As sex ratio imbalances have become a problem in an increasing number of countries, it is important to understand their consequences. With the defeat of the Kuomintang Party in China, more than one million soldiers and civilians, mainly young males, retreated to Taiwan in the late 1940s....
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Assets are an important means of coping with adverse events in developing countries but the role of gendered ownership is not yet fully understood. This paper investigates changes in assets owned by the household head, his spouse, or jointly by both of them in response to shocks in rural...
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We examine the role of gender in adoption and diffusion of orange sweet potato, a biofortified staple food crop being … agricultural intervention with nutrition objectives, intrahousehold gender dynamics regarding decisions about crop choice and child … exchange, suggesting again that gender dimensions of networks may be important to diffusion of the crop. We use data from an …
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This background paper attempts to expand our understanding of the gender-differentiated impact of shocks on assets …
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consistently included in large-scale surveys. Gender mapping offers an important step toward greater awareness of the diverse … gender roles in agricultural farm management systems, but gaps remain between field reality and the understanding of gender …
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This paper examines the long-term impacts of improved school quality at the elementary school stage on subsequent schooling investments and labor market outcomes using unique data from a recent survey that tracked students in the Philippines. Empirical results, based on a comparison of students...
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formalization are being challenged by rapid and large-scale demands from outsiders. Little attention has focused on the gender …
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This paper explores gender differences in cotton cultivation and looks into the perceptions and experiences of women … have only marginally included gender considerations in their work. This exploratory pilot study was developed in order to … incorporate gender into our quantitative evaluation work. This study used a participatory and descriptive approach that allowed us …
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To support gender analysis in agriculture, household surveys should be better designed to capture gender …
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, nutrition, and gender outcomes in the region. The focus of this paper is on the health, nutrition, and gender linkage. …
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