Women's Empowerment Mitigates the Negative Effects of Low Production Diversity on Maternal and Child Nutrition in Nepal

We use household survey data from Nepal to investigate relationships between women's empowerment in agriculture and production diversity on maternal and child dietary diversity and anthropometric outcomes. Production diversity is positively associated with maternal and child dietary diversity,...

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Published inThe Journal of development studies Vol. 51; no. 8; pp. 1097 - 1123
Main Authors Malapit, Hazel Jean L., Kadiyala, Suneetha, Quisumbing, Agnes R., Cunningham, Kenda, Tyagi, Parul
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Abingdon Routledge 03.08.2015
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
Agrarproduktion
Agricultural production
Diet
Diversifikation
Empowerment
Ernährung
Family income
Feminism
Frauen
Gender differences
Gender equity
Gesundheit
Group membership
Households
Kinder
Maternal & child health
Mütter
Nepal
Nutrition
Selbsthilfe
Survey data
Women
Nepal
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Summary:We use household survey data from Nepal to investigate relationships between women's empowerment in agriculture and production diversity on maternal and child dietary diversity and anthropometric outcomes. Production diversity is positively associated with maternal and child dietary diversity, and weight-for-height z-scores. Women's group membership, control over income, reduced workload, and overall empowerment are positively associated with better maternal nutrition. Control over income is positively associated with height-for-age z-scores (HAZ), and a lower gender parity gap improves children's diets and HAZ. Women's empowerment mitigates the negative effect of low production diversity on maternal and child dietary diversity and HAZ.
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ISSN:0022-0388
1743-9140
DOI:10.1080/00220388.2015.1018904