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3. Weather Shocks and Women Empowerment

Author : Linguère Mously Mbaye

Published in: Women and Sustainable Human Development

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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Understanding whether adverse shocks have gender-differentiated effects is crucial for building the resilience of women. This chapter reviews the relationship between income shocks induced by extreme weather events in Africa and women empowerment as measured through human capital variables, marriage and fertility decisions, exposure to violence and economic independence. It also discusses the channels explaining the effect of weather shocks on women empowerment and provides policy recommendations on how to address the challenges this relationship poses.

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Title: Weather Shocks and Women Empowerment
Author: Linguère Mously Mbaye
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Book: Women and Sustainable Human Development
Print ISBN: 978-3-030-14934-5

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-030-14935-2

Copyright Year: 2020
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-14935-2_3

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