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Sidloyi, Sinethemba Siyakholwa. "Survival strategies of elderly women in female-headed households." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/24560.

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This study is based on data from in-depth individual interviews carried out in a poor township, Ngangelizwe in Mthatha, South Africa. It discusses and describes the livelihoods and strategies of low–income households headed by elderly (>60years old) women. The study draws primarily on interviews with 15 elderly women who are receiving or not receiving State pension, selling goods or receiving or not receiving a Child Support Grant from the government for their grandchildren in order to meet the daily challenges they are faced with. It discusses the cultivation of social networks and how these

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Restrepo, R. Jannette. "Female-headed households and their homes : the case of Medellin, Colombia." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1999. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk1/tape2/PQDD_0033/MQ64119.pdf.

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Nandoo, Karin. "Livelihood strategies: analysis of female-headed households in Vrygrond, South Africa." Thesis, University of the Western Cape, 2012. http://etd.uwc.ac.za/index.php?module=etd&action=viewtitle&id=gen8Srv25Nme4_5737_1365584000.

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<p>This study explored the livelihood activities in female-headed households in Vrygrond, Cape Town. The objective of this study was to identify and analyse livelihood strategies adopted by female-headed households. The Capability Approach was used as a theoretical framework of the study. This approach drew on the idea that resources and abilities enable people to achieve a range of valued ways of being and doing.</p>

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Russ, Katheryn Niles. "Pinpointing production constraints faced by female-headed households in rural Malawi." Thesis, This resource online, 1996. http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-10022008-063206/.

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Button, Kirsty Allen. "Household economies of low-income, African female-headed households in Khayelitsha: intergenerational support, negotiation and conflict." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/22841.

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Low-income, African female-headed households represent a large segment of households in South Africa. Despite this, little is known about how financial and non-financial resources are provided, controlled and used within these households. Less is known about how these dynamics shape intergenerational relationships and positions of power within female-headed households. This thesis aims to contribute to a better understanding of these issues by examining how the household economies of fourteen low-income, African female-headed households in Khayelitsha operated on a day-to-day basis. It also so

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Muthwa, Sibongile Winnifred. "Economic survival strategies of female-headed households, the case of Soweto, South Africa." Thesis, SOAS, University of London, 1995. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.261888.

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Ally-Schmidt, Fadeela. "An exploration of care-giving resources available for chronically poor female-headed Ceres households." Thesis, University of the Western Cape, 2005. http://etd.uwc.ac.za/index.php?module=etd&action=viewtitle&id=init_2246_1177498856.

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This thesis explored the resources available for care-giving in chronically poor female-headed households. It investigated the relationship between resources as enabling in the practice of care and the choices that women can consequently make in light of the multiple roles that they play as workers, as mothers and as significant people in female-headed households.

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Musekiwa, Pamela. "Livelihood strategies of female headed households in Zimbabwe: the case of Magaso Village, Mutoko District in Zimbabwe." Thesis, University of Fort Hare, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10353/d1005967.

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This research study explored livelihood strategies that female headed households adopt in Magaso village of Mutoko district in Zimbabwe. The study intended to achieve the following objectives: (i) examine the existing livelihood strategies of female headed households (ii) explore the various challenges faced by female headed households and (iii) establish the support mechanisms in place for female headed households to cope with life challenges .The literature reviewed in the study was drawn from several researchers, and the study was shaped by the strengths perspectives and the liberal feminis

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Riley, Sonya T. "The implications of senate bill 111 on the welfare of black, single, female-headed households." DigitalCommons@Robert W. Woodruff Library, Atlanta University Center, 1987. http://digitalcommons.auctr.edu/dissertations/2325.

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The implications of Senate 111 is to make it legal to transfer the cost of building power plants onto consumers. This will cause devastating effects for black, single, female-headed householders because of their present state. Through evaluative design it is proven that the black, single, female-headed householder will not be able to pay their electric bill with an 80 percent increase.

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Mellott, Leanna M. "Are Daughters from Female-Headed Households Disadvantaged in the Labor Market? A Perspective from 1920." The Ohio State University, 2002. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1396359607.

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Wadi, Chenai C. "Livelihood strategies of female-headed households in the Coloured community of Sunningdale in Harare, Zimbabwe." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/3839.

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The turbulent economic and political situation that has plagued Zimbabwe over the past two decades has had a dire effect on its urban population. The country’s tempestuous situation has not only threatened urbanites’ access to basic necessities but has also rendered many households and particularly female-headed households vulnerable to poverty and deprivation. Thus the primary objective of this study was to analyse and understand how coloured female-headed households in Sunningdale, Harare, Zimbabwe are surviving in the context of the current economic and political crises in the country. Esse

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Msimanga, Tebello Hilda. "Determining the factors that Influence female unemployment in a South African township / Tebello Hilda Msimanga." Thesis, North-West University, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10394/10649.

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Unemployment is the most popular indicator of the country’s economy. As popular as it is, it remains difficult to define and to measure. This is the reason why different economists have different views of where South Africa really is as far as the unemployment rate is concerned. Female unemployment in South Africa is relatively high and much attention should be given on that issue. Some females are uneducated; others lack the skills while others are discouraged due to lack of vacant positions within their area. The consequences of unemployment are devastating and remain one of the most signifi

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Bradshaw, Sarah Jane. "Female-headed households in Honduras : a study of their formation and survival in low-income communities." Thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science (University of London), 1996. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.309119.

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Chophel, Sonam Rossarin Gray. "The basic education opportunity of children in Bhutan : a comparison between male and female headed households /." Abstract, 2006. http://mulinet3.li.mahidol.ac.th/thesis/2549/cd392/4838755.pdf.

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Lepheana, Alice Mamotseare. "The learning challenges of female heads of child-headed households in the Xhariep district / Lepheana Alice Mamotsheare." Thesis, North-West University, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10394/10452.

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In this study the learning challenges faced by Black orphaned girl learners in the Xhariep District who head households, were explored. A literature study was undertaken to highlight the causes, magnitude and effects of child-headed households and to establish the learning challenges in general experienced by learners who head households. Important prerequisites for effective learning such as parental expectations, self-esteem, goal orientation, school attendance, positive attributions, motivation, need fulfilment, self-regulation, self-efficacy, cognitive development, parental involvement an

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Mochama, Agnes N. "Residential mobility of the urban poor, a study of female-headed single parent Aboriginal households in Winnipeg." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 2001. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk3/ftp05/MQ62800.pdf.

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Duncan, Sarah. "Food security and poverty reduction programmes: the experience of female headed households in a Cape Town community." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/24495.

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Living in impoverished urban areas, female headed households are most vulnerable to food insecurity. In order to reduce the risk and abate the experience of household food insecurity, civil society (NGO) and government have established numerous poverty reduction programmes and initiatives. However, in spite of ongoing efforts, the proportion of South African households experiencing food insecurity has not decreased but rather plateaued (SANHANES-1, Shisana et al, 2013). In order to address this plateau, the research has answered the question - how do food insecure female headed households expe

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Dubihlela, Dorah. "Socio-economic challenges and the survival mechanisms for the female-headed households in the Bophelong Township / Dorah Dubihlela." Thesis, North-West University, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10394/7175.

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This dissertation studies the socio-economic challenges and the survival mechanisms of female-headed households in Bophelong Township. The study focuses on three areas namely, female-headed households, their socio-economic challenges and survival strategies. The study followed a literature survey first, then an empirical study. The literature study was undertaken to provide a theoretical framework for the empirical work. The survey process was undertaken in two phases. In the first phase, a sample survey of the whole area of Bophelong was undertaken. This was the sample from which female-heade

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Flatø, Martin, Raya Muttarak, and André Pelser. "Women, Weather, and Woes: The Triangular Dynamics of Female-Headed Households, Economic Vulnerability, and Climate Variability in South Africa." Elsevier, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2016.08.015.

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Existing gender inequality is believed to be heightened as a result of weather events and climate-related disasters that are likely to become more common in the future. We show that an already marginalized group-female-headed households in South Africa-is differentially affected by relatively modest levels of variation in rainfall, which households experience on a year-to-year basis. Data from three waves of the National Income Dynamics Survey in South Africa allow us to follow incomes of 4,162 households from 2006 to 2012. By observing how household income is affected by variation in rainfall

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Brown, Brenda. "Where are the men? : an investigation into female-headed households in Rini, with reference to household structures, the dynamics of gender and strategies against poverty." Thesis, Rhodes University, 1996. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1002660.

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An in-depth study is conducted into ten female-headed households in the township of Rini, an underprivileged section of Grahamstown in the Eastem Cape region of South Africa. The study provides information on the way in which such households function in conditions of poverty and underemployment. The meaning of the term 'household' is clearly defined. A household consists of a group of people, who may or may not be kin-related, but who usually live under the same roof, eat together and share resources. Household members may be absent for varying periods of time, but are still considered to have

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London, Jeffrey W. "Gentrification and female headed households: tenure, migration and occupational characteristics of two neighborhoods in Raleigh, North Carolina, 1970-1980." Thesis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1985. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/50052.

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The purpose of this study was to determine if female householders were disproportionately represented among all householders in older, urban neighborhoods, and disproportionately displaced when these neighborhoods underwent gentrification. Two neighborhoods, Oakwood and Boylan Heights, in Raleigh, North Carolina, were acknowledged as having undergone gentrification between 1970 and 1980, and were selected as study neighborhoods for that time period. Data were collected on the tenure, gender, deaths, and building permit applications for all neighborhood households from 1970 to 1980. Tenure and

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Fadaak, Talha H. "Social policies and programmes for the eradication of poverty among poor female-headed households in Saudi society (Jeddah City)." Thesis, University of Liverpool, 2011. http://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/7033/.

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Combating poverty in Saudi Arabia has become an important national target; this study researches poverty in Saudi Society and in particular, female poverty, focusing on poor female-headed households (FHHs) in Jeddah City. This is an exploratory study to highlight the social reality of the FHHs and their female heads, with a focus on the details of their everyday lives and their relationships with social support institutions, namely: the Social Security Department (SSD) and the Charitable Women’s Associations. The main aim of this study is to explore the social reality of these families and how

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Shangguan, Zhaoyun. "Understanding Food Stamp Program Participation Among Female-Headed Households: Has It Been Affected By Participation In The AFDC/TANF Program?" Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/34152.

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The caseloads of food stamp program and welfare program experienced sharp drops among non-metropolitan single female-headed families with children (SFHFwC) after welfare reform in 1996. There is concern that leaving welfare program has led to nonparticipation in food stamp program due to multiple reasons. <p>This study conducts an empirical analysis of non-metropolitan SFHFwC's participation in food stamp program and welfare program, using the 1993 and 1999 CPS data. Results from using reduced-form probit model, bivariate probit model and structural probit model are compared. The reduced-form

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Nishimwe-Niyimbanira, Rachel. "The relationship between gender and poverty in a South African township / Rachel Nishimwe-Niyimbanira." Thesis, North-West University, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10394/10615.

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Poverty has been a challenge for many years and continues to exist in many parts of the world, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa. In many countries, poverty reduction programmes remain the main preoccupation in economic policies. Poverty is not gender neutral, as women tend to be more likely exposed to poverty because of their restricted access to labour and other markets and their general lower level of education than men. This study aimed at investigating the relationship between gender and poverty in a South African township of Kwakwatsi. The study used the Lived Poverty Index (LPI) as a mea

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Chirau, Takunda John. "Rural livelihood strategies of female headed households in former Bantustans of post-apartheid South Africa: The case of Cala, Eastern Cape Province." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1021301.

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Communal areas in contemporary South Africa (that is, the former Bantustans of apartheid South Africa) continue to bear and endure, albeit in new forms, socio-economic and political vulnerabilities which are negatively affecting household livelihoods. Current studies on rural livelihoods have failed to keep pace in exploring and analysing the lived experiences and ever-changing challenges faced by these rural households. This thesis provides an understanding and explanation of the livelihood activities of specifically de facto and de jure female-headed households in the former Transkei Bantust

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Solley, Suzanne. "'Rewriting widowhood' : intersectionality, well-being and agency amongst widowed women in Nepal." Thesis, Queen Mary, University of London, 2016. http://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/18122.

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In an expansive feminist literature on gender and development, scholarly research on widows and widowhood remains limited, particularly within the context of Nepal. While there are some important exceptions, existing work reinforces stereotypes of widows as old and poor victims, and widowhood as essentially a marginalised and vulnerable status. This thesis seeks to confront such homogenous views and to 'rewrite' widowhood. In particular, it explores the diverse experiences of widowhood through the adoption of an intersectional life-course lens, conceptualises well-being from the embedded persp

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Torkelsson, Åsa. "Trading out? : A study of farming women’s and men’s access to resources in rural Ethiopia." Doctoral thesis, Stockholms universitet, Sociologiska institutionen, 2008. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-8339.

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Women are over-represented among the rural poor in developing countries, and the difficulties they face in raising themselves out of poverty are well established. This thesis examines how gender structures trade in local markets and forms of sociability in rural Ethiopia, using survey data from four rural communities and three local market places. Over 600 male and female farmers were surveyed, and qualitative data from interviews and observations was used to interpret and analyze the results. The thesis is in four parts: Part I introduces the research questions, and presents the theory and re

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Ruckert, Jason Michael. "GUN OWNERSHIP TRENDS IN THE UNITED STATES, 1973-2000." Master's thesis, University of Central Florida, 2004. http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/ETD/id/4431.

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In the last half century, gun ownership has been one of the most hotly debated topics in the United States. The right to bear arms was written into the U. S. Constitution and into the hearts and minds of its citizens. During the last half century, however, numerous gun control laws have been enacted at Federal, state and local levels, and it can be argued (plausibly or not) that part of the legislative intent has been to decrease the number of gun owning households in the United States. For many decades, this number hovered at one half of all households (Wright, 1995). The possible success of

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Intumbo, Mariett Faustina Ferreira. "Monoparentalidade Feminina na Guiné-Bissau Rural: desafios das mulheres na gestão das suas famílias." Master's thesis, Instituto Superior de Ciências Sociais e Políticas, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/21709.

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Dissertação de Mestrado em Estudos Africanos<br>Pesquisas empíricas indicam que nas zonas rurais da Guiné-Bissau, as mulheres têm conquistado relativa autonomia, nomeadamente nas questões da gestão dos seus agregados familiares. Contudo, existem ainda grandes desafios ao seu papel, notadamente o braço de ferro permanente entre a agenda feminista euro-americana, consolidada na ideologia de igualdade de género através da emancipação e independência da mulher sobre todos os aspetos da sua vida e corpo, contrariamente às circunstâncias africanas marcadas pela atualidade dos usos e costumes assente

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Vaughan, Staci R. "Inequality in the Appalachian Region: Impact of Place, Education, and Gender on Income Disparity." Ohio University / OhioLINK, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1430917323.

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Roosta, G. Manigeh. "Female headed households in Bolivia 1976." 1993. http://catalog.hathitrust.org/api/volumes/oclc/29003759.html.

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Thesis (M.S.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1993.<br>Typescript. eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 38-42).

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Kgatshe, Mamedupe Maggie. "Livelihood activities in female-headed households: Letlhakane village." Thesis, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10210/538.

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The study to investigates the livelihood activities of female-headed households in Letlhakane village. In its attempt to examine how these activities are organised, maintained and diversified, it analyses the challenges in carrying out the activities and the possible solutions to these challenges at the household level. The study concerns itself with the views of female heads on the livelihood activities done in their households. The main focus is on what these women and their household members were doing for the survival of the entire household in the remote rural village of Letlhakane betwee

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Tanga, Pius Tangwe. "Social welfare policy towards female-headed households in Cameroon." Thesis, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/10413/3482.

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The aim of this study was to explore social welfare policy towards female-headed households (FHHs) in Cameroon and to suggest ways of transforming the sector at policy and practical levels in order to ensure that the needs of members of FHHs are effectively met within a social development praxis. The methodology used in collecting data was semi-structured questionnaires, one for female household heads and the other for officials of the Ministry of Social Affairs (MINAS) and Ministry of Women's Affairs (MINCOF), supplemented by documentary sources. The target populations were made up of 85 offi

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Shin, Heeju 1973. "Female-headed households, living arrangements, and poverty in Mexico." 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/2152/17907.

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Given the growth of households headed by women, one of the biggest social concerns is the high poverty level within these households. Studies have shown that individuals living in female-headed households are more likely to be in poverty than those in other types of households due to women's disadvantaged position in the labor market. However, the disadvantage of women in the labor market does not necessarily lead to poverty within households headed by women. The livelihood of female-headed households is determined by contextual factors as well as the labor market condition, because the labor

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Jeong, Gyeoungok Huh. "The economic effects of children on female-headed households' expenditures." 1990. http://catalog.hathitrust.org/api/volumes/oclc/23874751.html.

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Thesis (M.S.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1990.<br>Typescript. eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 76-79).

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Hetler, Carol B. "Female-headed households in a circular migration village in central Java, Indonesia." Phd thesis, 1986. http://hdl.handle.net/1885/151134.

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Huang, Nice Fine, and 黃乃凡. "Feminization of poverty in Taiwan : the trend research on poverty of female-headed households." Thesis, 1995. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/07765368289692038688.

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Gutsa, Ignatius. "Climate change and the livelihoods of elderly female headed households in Gutsa village Goromonzi district, Zimbabwe." Thesis, 2017. https://hdl.handle.net/10539/23858.

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A thesis submitted to the Faculty of Humanities, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, in fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy , April 2017<br>This study examines the impact of climate change on the livelihoods of female elderly headed households in Gutsa village, Murape Ward, in Goromonzi District of Mashonaland East province in Zimbabwe. It is based on intensive ethnographic fieldwork that I undertook for close to nineteen months in Gutsa village. The key questions that I sought to answer in this thesis were: How is local knowledge about weather

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Arias, Elizabeth. "Change in the prevalence of female headed households the cases of Chile and Paraguay (1970-1980) /." 1994. http://catalog.hathitrust.org/api/volumes/oclc/32155810.html.

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Maduka, C. J. "Household livelihood: the church's coping strategies against the impact of HIV and AIDS on the female-headed households in the KwaDlangezwa Area." Thesis, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10530/142.

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Submitted to the Department of Theology and Religion Studies In fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Theology In the Division of Systematic Theology, Ethics and History of Christianity at the University of Zululand, 2006.<br>The research concerns the role the Church can play in mitigating the impact of HiV and AIDS on the female-headed households in KwaDalngezwa. This is considered through the use of livelihood activities. The first chapter gives an overview of the whole research. The chapter shows the essence and importance of the research. In chapter two is the lit

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Chikoko, Mercy Gwazeni. "A comparative analysis of household owned woodlots and fuelwood sufficiency between female and male headed households : a pilot study in rural Malawi, Africa." Thesis, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/1957/31163.

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Fuelwood is a basic need for rural households in Malawi. However, deforestation has reduced the quantity of forest products such as fuelwood available to households. This has negatively affected rural Malawian quality of life, especially for women who are forced to walk long distances to collect fuelwood, prepare foods with short cooking times, or reduce the number of meals. The Malawi government has encouraged the establishment of household owned woodlots, as a part of reforestation programs, to address the supply side of the forest product scarcity. However, fuelwood supply and use is also a

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Nyathi, Abigail Nkazimulo. "Exploring socio-economic challenges faced by female headed households in rural districts: The case of Manama village, Matebeleland South Province in Zimbabwe." Diss., 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/11602/1125.

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MGS<br>Institute of Gender and Youth Studies<br>In most developing countries, poverty is concentrated in female headed households especially in rural areas. Notably, these rural areas are fast becoming female spaces, as most men migrate to urban areas and neighbouring countries. The critical role of rural women in eradicating poverty through agricultural labour force, subsistence farming and rural development in sub-Saharan Africa, has been recognised by scholars yet they are the poorest and their contribution has not been fully acknowledged by the community or governments. To understand this

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Mabelane, Winnie Keatlegile. "The experiences of adult children who grew up in female-headed families." Diss., 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/21866.

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Female-headed families have become a major component of society, globally and locally. South Africa has also witnessed an increase in the number of female-headed families. Children raised in female-headed families have been reported to be disadvantaged in several ways. Many are said to be performing poorly at school, having low self-esteem, experiencing early sexual activity, and displaying adverse behaviour. Hence, the views of adult children who grew up in female-headed families were explored to inform social work practice. A qualitative, explorative, descriptive, and contextual study was

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Modirwa, Sinah. "Food security among male and female-headed households in Eden District Municipality of the Western Cape, South Africa / Sinah Modirwa." Thesis, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10394/14790.

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The study presented food security situation among farming male and female headed households in Eden District Municipality of the Western Cape, South Africa was conducted in 2010. The study was conducted among 31 male and 19 female headed farming household heads, selected proportionate to the size of each group. The household heads were selected via simple random sampling procedure. Data for the study were elicited from the respondents using structured questionnaire. The analytical tools used include the Mann-Whitney test to determine if a difference in food security exists among the two groups

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Maina, Jennifer E. N. "The social impact of water cost-recovery on the livelihood of female-headed households : a case study of Ivory Park." Thesis, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10210/4784.

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M.A.<br>The adoption of cost-recovery policies by local government in South Africa is an effort to recover costs from the investments made in infrastructure expansion and to ensure efficient delivery of services. This study came about from the need to understand the paradox of continued adoption of cost-recovery policies in a country that faces high poverty and unemployment rates. The focus of this study is to find out what are the social impacts of the water cost-recovery policy on the livelihood of female-headed households. The first chapter is the background to the study. The main concepts

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Mkhondo, Penelope Sarona. "Exploring the impacts of climate variability on urban food security in female headed households in KwaZulu-Natal, a study of Durban South Africa." Thesis, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10539/23487.

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A thesis submitted to the Faculty of Science, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Geography. 24 March 2017<br>There is substantial evidence to show that the climate has been changing on various scales across the world. The change in climate conditions has had negative impacts for developing countries, particularly poorer communities who use climate-sensitive resources such as urban agriculture which is prone to extreme weather. It is evident that urban agriculture has become a major source of income for a lot

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Ng, Angeline, and 洪淑馨. "Advancement of Female-Headed Household in Indonesia." Thesis, 2017. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/kg2aj6.

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碩士<br>國立暨南國際大學<br>經濟學系<br>105<br>The aim of this study was to investigate Indonesian woman became head of household and the participation of woman in the labor market. Data used is this study was based on the year 2009 to 2015 data from BPS (Central Bureau of Statistic) and BKKBN (National Family Planning Coordinating Board) which is a nationally representative survey of 34 provinces in Indonesia and using Stata 12.0 for window. In this study, Indonesia was grouping into 2 group based on provinces GDP, which is low-income provinces and high-income provinces. There are 14.8% of women in low-inc

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Ngwenya, Cloris. "Female poverty in Diepsloot in South Africa." Diss., 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/19176.

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Text in English<br>This study is focused on the topical issue of female poverty in South Africa. Specifically, the study is on how poverty has single mothers households in reception area of Diepsloot informal settlements and how they have been coping with poverty while at the same time trying to change their situation. The study is premised on a qualitative approach employing the use of snowball sampling to refer other single mothers resident in the reception area. Methodologically, the results are drawn primarily on interviews held with 30 women residing in the reception area of the informal

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Dale, Beshir Butta. "Gender mainstreaming in agricultural value chains : the quest for gender equality, employment and women's empowerment in Arsi zone, Ethiopia." Thesis, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/26841.

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Abstracts in English, Afrikaans and Zulu<br>This thesis investigates gender relations in agricultural value chains by examining gender differentials in terms of gender roles in agricultural production and marketing, gender division of labour within the household, gendered daily and seasonal activities in the household, decision-making power within the household, and access to productive resources and agricultural support services. The study also assessed historical, socio-cultural, and institutional factors constraining gender equality and women’s empowerment in agricultural value chains. Empl

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