GENDER AND FAMILY DYNAMICS
Women's Livelihoods 

Publications/Resources
Council researchers' names appear in boldface type.

2007
"Adolescent Girls' Social Support and Livelihood Program Design Workshop: Summary," report of a workshop sponsored by the Population Council and University of California/San Francisco, Nairobi, Kenya, 22–23 March 2006. (PDF)

Kalyanwala, Shveta. "Building livelihood skills and opportunities for adolescent girls in India," Promoting Healthy, Safe, and Productive Transitions to Adulthood Brief no. 18. New York: Population Council. (updated July 2007) (PDF)

2006
Amin, Sajeda. "The implications of trade liberalization for working women's marriage: Case studies of Bangladesh, Egypt and Vietnam," in Caren Grown, Elissa Braunstein, and Anju Malhotra (eds.), Trading Women's Health and Rights? Trade Liberalization and Reproductive Health in Developing Economies. London: Zed Books, pp. 97–120.*

Erulkar, Annabel, Judith Bruce, Aleke Dondo, Jennefer Sebstad, James Matheka, Arjmand B. Khan, and Ann Gathuku. "Tap and Reposition Youth (TRY): Providing social support, savings, and microcredit opportunities for young women in areas with high HIV prevalence," SEEDS no. 23. New York: Population Council. (PDF)

Langsten, Ray and Rania Salem. "Measuring women's work: A methodological exploration," working paper. Cairo: Population Council. (PDF)

Ruel, Marie T., Agnes Quisumbing, Kelly Hallman, Benedicte de la Briere, and Nora Coj de Salazar. "The Guatemala Community Day Care Program: An example of effective urban programming," International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) Research Report no. 144. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. (offsite PDF)

2005
Hallman, Kelly, Agnes Quisumbing, Marie Ruel, and Bénédicte de la Brière. "Mothers' work and child care: Findings from the urban slums of Guatemala," Economic Development and Cultural Change 53(4): 855–886. (abstract)

Yonder, Ayse, Sengul Akcar, and Prema Gopalan. "Women's participation in disaster relief and recovery," SEEDS no. 22. New York: Population Council. (PDF)

2004
Amin, Sajeda and Nagah H. Al-Bassusi. “Education, wage work, and marriage: Perspectives of Egyptian working women,” Journal of Marriage and Family 66(5): 1287–1299. (abstract)

2003
Amin, Sajeda and Nagah H. Al Bassusi. "Wage work and marriage: Perspectives of Egyptian working women," Policy Research Division Working Paper no. 171. New York: Population Council. (abstract) (PDF)

Amin, Sajeda, Ashok S. Rai, and Giorgio Topa. “Does microcredit reach the poor and vulnerable? Evidence from northern Bangladesh,” Journal of Development Economics 70(1): 59–82. (abstract)

de la Brière, Bénédicte, Kelly Hallman, and Agnes R. Quisumbing. "Resource allocation and empowerment of women in rural Bangladesh," in Agnes R. Quisumbing (ed.), Household Decisions, Gender, and Development: A Synthesis of Recent Research. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute, pp. 89–94.*

Hallman, Kelly, Agnes R. Quisumbing, Marie T. Ruel, and Bénédicte de la Brière. "Childcare and work: Joint decisions among women in poor neighborhoods of Guatemala City," Food Consumption and Nutrition Division Discussion Paper no. 151. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. (offsite PDF)

Quisumbing, Agnes R., Kelly Hallman, and Marie T. Ruel. "Maquiladoras and market mamas: Women's work and childcare in Guatemala City and Accra," Food Consumption and Nutrition Division Discussion Paper no. 153. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. (offsite PDF)

2002
Agarwal, Bina. "Are we not peasants too? Land rights and women's claims in India," SEEDS no. 21. New York: Population Council. (PDF)

Arens, Tom, Denise Caudill, Saraswati Gautam, Nicole Haberland, and Gopal Nakarmi. "'If many push together, it can be done': Reproductive health and women's savings and credit in Nepal," in Nicole Haberland and Diana Measham (eds.), Responding to Cairo: Case Studies of Changing Practice in Reproductive Health and Family Planning. New York: Population Council, pp. 395–414. (more)

Khan, Arjmand Banu and Ann Leonard. Skills Training and Beyond: Expanding Livelihood Opportunities for Adolescent Girls and Young Women in Kenya, Nairobi: Population Council. (Please contact publications@popcouncil.org to order a copy)

2001
Arends-Kuenning, Mary and Sajeda Amin. "Women's capabilities and the right to education in Bangladesh," International Journal of Politics, Culture, and Society 15(1): 125–142. (abstract)

Naved, Ruchira T., Margaret Newby, and Sajeda Amin. "The effects of migration and work on marriage of female garment workers in Bangladesh," International Journal of Population Geography 7(2): 91–104. (abstract)

Steele, Fiona, Sajeda Amin, and Ruchira T. Naved. "Savings/credit group formation and change in contraception," Demography 38(2): 267–282. (abstract)

2000
Cohen, Monique. "Women street vendors: The road to recognition," SEEDS no. 20. New York: Population Council. (PDF)

Kawar, Mary. "Gender and generation in household labor supply in Jordan," West Asia and North Africa Regional Paper no. 43. Cairo: Population Council. (PDF)

"A participatory evaluation of the life-skills training programme in Myanmar," Bangkok: Population Council. (PDF)

1998
Steele, Fiona, Sajeda Amin, and Ruchira T. Naved. “The impact of an integrated micro-credit program on women’s empowerment and fertility behavior in rural Bangladesh,” Policy Research Division Working Paper no. 115. New York: Population Council. (abstract) (PDF)

1996
Jhabvala, Renana and Jane Tate. "Out of the shadows: Homebased workers organize for international recognition," SEEDS no. 18. New York: Population Council. (PDF)

1995
Ayisi, Ruth Ansah. "Supporting women farmers in the green zones of Mozambique," SEEDS no. 17. New York: Population Council. (PDF)

1993
McKee, Katharine, Sara Gould, and Ann Leonard. "Self-employment as a means to women's economic self-sufficiency: Women Venture's business development program," SEEDS no. 15. New York: Population Council. (PDF)

1992
Jiggins, Janice, Paul Maimbo, and Mary Masona. "Breaking new ground: Reaching out to women farmers in western Zambia," SEEDS no. 14. New York: Population Council. (PDF)

1991
Arnold, Caroline, Jorge Mejia, Aster Haregot, Ann Leonard, and Cassie Landers. "Child care: Meeting the needs of working mothers and their children," SEEDS no. 13. New York: Population Council. (PDF)

1988
Hall, Eve. "The Port Sudan Small Scale Enterprise Program," SEEDS no. 11. New York: Population Council. (PDF)

1987
Molnar, Augusta. "Forest conservation in Nepal: Encouraging women's participation," SEEDS no. 10. New York: Population Council. (PDF)

* Not available from the Population Council.

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