Undernutrition in sub-Saharan Africa is there a gender bias?
This article shows the anthropometric status of females in sub-Saharan Africa to be in par or even better than that of males. The findings corroborate Boserup's theory. Female labour participation in the agricultural sector is comparatively high, polygamy, bride-wealth and early marriage of fem...
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Veröffentlicht in: | The journal of development studies |
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Sprache: | eng |
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Zusammenfassung: | This article shows the anthropometric status of females in sub-Saharan Africa to be in par or even better than that of males. The findings corroborate Boserup's theory. Female labour participation in the agricultural sector is comparatively high, polygamy, bride-wealth and early marriage of females are predominant customs, and the nutritional and health status of females vis-a-vis males is favourable. (DSE) |
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ISSN: | 0022-0388 |