Female Headship, Poverty and Child Welfare: A Study of Rural Orissa, India
Published By: CDS on eSS | Published Date: August, 10 , 1997First, on the basis of primary data collected in a rural setting in the
State of Orissa, an attempt has been made in this paper to compare the
socioeconomic status of male- and female- headed households.
Subsequently the differences in the use of resources (time and money)
between male-headed and female-headed households have been analysed.
Finally, the paper explores the relative well-being of the children between
the two groups, i.e., to what extent female headship influences children’s
access to social services, and children’s actual welfare outcomes,
measured in terms of health and education indicators. [CDS WP 280]
Author(s): Pradeep Kumar Panda | Posted on: Feb 12, 2007 | Views(2629) | Download (860)