Identifying Human Recognition Deprived Women: Evidence from Malawi and Peru. Issue 8 (2nd August 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Maduekwe, Ebelechukwu; Timo de Vries, Walter; Buchenrieder, Gertrud
• Is Part Of: Journal of development studies. Volume 56:Issue 8(2020)
• Page Start: 1594
• Page End: 1614
• Publication Date: 2020-08-02
• Subjects: Economic development -- Periodicals; Economic history -- 1945- -- Periodicals; Developing countries -- Economic conditions -- Periodicals; Développement économique -- Périodiques; Histoire économique -- 1945- -- Périodiques; Pays en voie de développement -- Conditions économiques -- Périodiques; 338.91
• DOI: 10.1080/00220388.2019.1666977
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0022-0388

Abstract

Abstract: Using data from the Demographic and Health Surveys from Malawi and Peru, we identify human recognition deprived women and analyse social-demographic and socioeconomic factors influencing human recognition deprivation. We find educated spouses/partners are less likely to provide negative human recognition to women. We also observe women's education has a small non-monotonic impact on the likelihood of human recognition deprivation. Women are also likely to be deprived if they were married more than once, have alcoholic partner/spouses and exert retaliatory behaviour. Additional heterogeneous outcomes exist for agricultural women in both countries. We argue that women's human recognition can be improved overall with social policies/programs tackling alcohol use, violence and education in both countries.