Does Women's Status Matter for Food Security? Evidence from Bangladesh

Mohammad Razzaque and Mohammad Mokammel Karim Toufique

No RP2007-79, WIDER Working Paper Series from World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)

Abstract: Using data from a survey of Bangladeshi households, this paper investigates the link between female status and food security. Employing three different indicators of female status - husband's and wife's assets brought at marriage, female share of household income and a composite index of women empowerment, the paper finds evidence of women's status influencing food security.

Keywords: Food security; Households; Women (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2007
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