Levels, Determinants, Consequences for Malnutrition, Interventions, and Policy
- Categories
- Article/Artikel
- Magazine Title
- Asian Development Review: Studies of Asian and Pacific Economic Issues
- Magazine Year
- 1999
- Magazine Number
- 1,2
- Creator
- Haddad, Lawrence
- Thesaurus
- voeding, kinderen, demografie, armoede, emancipatie, man vrouw verschillen, overheidsbeleid, Azië
- Description
- This paper uses a gendered conceptual framework of the determinants of child survival, growth, and development to organize a review of the latest evidence on the strength of causal linkages between child nutrition outcomes and the relative status of women in seven Asian countries. Using a variety of indicators, the paper demonstrates the considerable variation in the status of women relative to men. It also reaffirms that equality in women’s status relative to men’s, controlling for a host of socioeconomic factors, has a positive impact on child growth and discourages the intergenerational perpetuation of gender-based discrimination. The paper explores some of the economic and cultural explanations for the relatively poor status of women in the countries and draws out implications for policy and project design.