Female-headship in Eastern Sri Lanka a comparative study of ethnic communities in the context of conflict

Kanchana N. Ruwanpura and Humphries, Jane,

ILO Working Papers from International Labour Organization

Abstract: Explores patterns and causes of female headship of households among the three major ethnic communities in Eastern Sri Lanka: Sinhala, Tamil and Muslim. Argues that female headed households are an enduring feature, not a temporary product of war, and that policies should aim at letting women help themselves.

Keywords: female headed household; womens empowerment; ethnic group; conflict (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 32 p.) pages
Date: 2003
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Published in Working paper series, Recovery and Reconstruction Department.

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