Female Headed Households and Poverty: Analysis using Household level data

Priyanka Julka () and Sukanya Das ()
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Priyanka Julka: Madras School of Economics

Working Papers from Madras School of Economics,Chennai,India

Abstract: The relationship between gender and poverty is a complex and debatable topic more than ever and thus a potential area for policy makers to focus. The aim of this paper is to review existing literature and find evidence on linkages of whether gender affects poverty in two agro-biodiversity hotspots- two study sites -Tamil Nadu and Odisha, having different socio-economic setup. It tries to address the research question of whether female - headed households are poorest of the poor. The results depicts that gender has a significant impact on poverty in Tamil Nadu leaving further scope for research.

Keywords: Feminization of Poverty; Household Headship; Gender Poverty; Tamil Nadu; Odisha (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I30 I32 I39 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 35 pages
Date: 2015-11
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