Poverty reduction strategies

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Women in crisis: AlertNet, the Reuter Foundation, 2010; Women suffer disproportionately during a crisis, whether it is war, famine or a natural disaster like earthquakes and floods. The majority of civilian casualties in conflicts are women and children, a...
Gender dimensions of the global crisis and their impact on poverty: S. Nadal / 2010; The crisis in global economy continues to affect many men and women living in poverty, but it brings different meaning for both men and women. However, the concept of gender equality gives women and m...
Integrating gender issues in food security, agriculture and rural development: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations , 2010; In line with ongoing reforms aimed at a more effective and coherent UN system and wider efforts for greater harmonization and alignment of aid delivery, Joint Programmes have become increasingly numer...
Gender, improved cook stoves and development in Kenya: a literature review: Sustainable Community Development Services, 2010; Achievement of the Millennium Development Goals requires urgent action to increase energy access and supply, improve energy efficiency and enhance energy management and institutions. A big investment ...
Evolution of gender and poverty dynamics in Tanzania: L. da Corta / Chronic Poverty Research Centre, UK, 2011; In Tanzania, liberalisation and de-agrarianisation have led to unequal growth; stagnating and in some cases increasing poverty; fragmented landholdings; and a rise in the cost of essentials. Local use...
Inheritance practices and gender differences in poverty and well-being in rural Ethiopia: N. Kumar / Chronic Poverty Research Centre, UK, 2011; This paper examines the role of men’s and women’s asset inheritance on the poverty and well-being of women and their families in rural Ethiopia. We use data from the 1997, 2004 and 2009 rounds of the ...
Brief 11 - Women’s economic empowerment in the Arab region: how chronic development challenges and the global crises triggered people’s revolutions: K. Mohamadieh / Association for Women's Rights in Development , 2011; Brief 11: Women’s economic empowerment in the Arab region provides an analysis on how the global crises has contributed to exacerbating an already deteriorated context in the Arab region which is mark...
Women exiting chronic poverty: empowerment through equitable control of households’ natural resources: J. Espey / Chronic Poverty Research Centre, UK, 2011; This paper examines the relationship between women’s vulnerability to poverty and their management of domestic natural resources. It finds that gendered experiences of poverty often derive from discri...
Supporting civic activism among chronically poor women: R. Amosu / Chronic Poverty Research Centre, UK, 2011; This study was undertaken with the support of the Chronic Poverty Research Centre, the Overseas Development Institute, and the George Washington University. Through in-country and desk research, the r...
Annotated bibliography: The efficacy of women’s social movements to include chronically poor women and give voice to their demands: R. Amosu / Chronic Poverty Research Centre, UK, 2011; Social movements are known to struggle to include, or be representative of, chronically poor women (Mumtaz, 2005; Schady, 2001; Thorp et al., 2005). The objective of this annotated bibliography and th...