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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okr-10986-364692021-11-05T05:10:37Z Differences in Household Composition : Hidden Dimensions of Poverty and Displacement in Somalia Hanmer, Lucia C. Rubiano-Matulevich, Eliana Santamaria, Julieth HOUSEHOLD COMPOSITION INTERNAL DISPLACEMENT DISPLACED PEOPLE HOST COMMUNITY GENDER POVERTY 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. 2021-11-04T13:58:09Z 2021-11-04T13:58:09Z 2021-10 Working Paper 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 English Policy Research Working Paper;No. 9818 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Africa Africa Eastern and Southern (AFE) Somalia |
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HOUSEHOLD COMPOSITION INTERNAL DISPLACEMENT DISPLACED PEOPLE HOST COMMUNITY GENDER POVERTY Hanmer, Lucia C. Rubiano-Matulevich, Eliana Santamaria, Julieth Differences in Household Composition : Hidden Dimensions of Poverty and Displacement in Somalia |
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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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Hanmer, Lucia C. Rubiano-Matulevich, Eliana Santamaria, Julieth |
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Hanmer, Lucia C. Rubiano-Matulevich, Eliana Santamaria, Julieth |
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Hanmer, Lucia C. |
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Differences in Household Composition : Hidden Dimensions of Poverty and Displacement in Somalia |
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Differences in Household Composition : Hidden Dimensions of Poverty and Displacement in Somalia |
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Differences in Household Composition : Hidden Dimensions of Poverty and Displacement in Somalia |
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Differences in Household Composition : Hidden Dimensions of Poverty and Displacement in Somalia |
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Differences in Household Composition : Hidden Dimensions of Poverty and Displacement in Somalia |
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differences in household composition : hidden dimensions of poverty and displacement in somalia |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2021 |
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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 |
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