Female-headship in Eastern Sri Lanka: a comparative study of ethnic communities in the context of conflict

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Main Authors: Kanchana Ruwanpura, Jane Humphries
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Published: International Labour Organization 2003
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author Kanchana Ruwanpura
Jane Humphries
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Jane Humphries
Kanchana Ruwanpura
Jane Humphries
contents Female-headship in Eastern Sri Lanka: a comparative study of ethnic communities in the context of conflict Kanchana Ruwanpura Jane Humphries Explores patterns and causes of female headship of households among the three major ethnic communities in Eastern Sri Lanka: Sinhala, Tamil and Muslim. Argues that female headed households are an enduring feature, not a temporary product of war, and that policies should aim at letting women help themselves. Working paper (InFocus Programme on Crisis Response and Reconstruction), 10, ILO publication.encyclopediaEntry
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institution Organización Internacional del Trabajo (OIT)
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publisher International Labour Organization
spellingShingle Female-headship in Eastern Sri Lanka: a comparative study of ethnic communities in the context of conflict
Kanchana Ruwanpura
Jane Humphries
Female-headship in Eastern Sri Lanka: a comparative study of ethnic communities in the context of conflict Kanchana Ruwanpura Jane Humphries Explores patterns and causes of female headship of households among the three major ethnic communities in Eastern Sri Lanka: Sinhala, Tamil and Muslim. Argues that female headed households are an enduring feature, not a temporary product of war, and that policies should aim at letting women help themselves. Working paper (InFocus Programme on Crisis Response and Reconstruction), 10, ILO publication.encyclopediaEntry
title Female-headship in Eastern Sri Lanka: a comparative study of ethnic communities in the context of conflict
url https://researchrepository.ilo.org/esploro/outputs/encyclopediaEntry/Female-headship-in-Eastern-Sri-Lanka-a/995328435602676