학술논문
Are women overrepresented among the poor?
Document Type
redif-paper
Source
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), FCND briefs.
Subject
Language
English
Abstract
This paper presents new evidence on the proportion of women in poverty in ten developing countries. It compares poverty measures for males and females and male- and female-headed households, and investigates the sensitivity of these measures to the use of per-capita and per-adult equivalent units and different definitions of the poverty line.