Differences in Household Composition : Hidden Dimensions of Poverty and Displacement in Somalia
Little is known about how gender inequality influences poverty rates of forcibly displaced people. This paper uses a nationally representative survey to analyze poverty among internally displaced people and non-displaced people in Somalia. More tha...
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| Format: | Working Paper |
| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2021
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/undefined/163081635436026650/Differences-in-Household-Composition-Hidden-Dimensions-of-Poverty-and-Displacement-in-Somalia http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36469 |
| Summary: | Little is known about how gender
inequality influences poverty rates of forcibly displaced
people. This paper uses a nationally representative survey
to analyze poverty among internally displaced people and
non-displaced people in Somalia. More than half of
internally displaced people’s households and 47 percent of
non-displaced people’s households are female headed.
Although poverty rates are higher among internally displaced
people than non-displaced people (77 versus 66 percent),
male-headed households are poorer than female-headed ones
among both groups. Extending the analysis beyond headship to
demographic characteristics and by the gender and number of
earners provides a more nuanced picture. Demographic
characteristics are strongly associated with poverty rates
for internally displaced people but not for non-displaced
people. Having more income earners reduces poverty risk for
all households. For internally displaced people’s
households, the largest decrease in poverty risk is
associated with having more female earners, while having
more male earners is associated with the lowest poverty for
nondisplaced people’s households. The analysis highlights
that poverty reduction policies and programs must cover all
households and lift barriers to women’s economic
opportunities. Programs that respond to women’s care
responsibilities and address barriers to women’s economic
opportunities are especially important for internally
displaced people. |
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