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Title
Feminisation of Poverty in Nigerian Cities: Insights from Focus Group Discussions and Participatory Poverty[1] Assessment |
Full text
http://www.bioline.org.br/abstract?id=ep04024; http://hdl.handle.net/1807/5815 |
Date
2004 |
Author(s)
Adepoju, Adunola |
Abstract
Poverty reduction is a priority task facing Nigeria's government today. The critical challenge, however, remains ensuring a clear understanding of the dimensions and causes of poverty at the micro level, and developing appropriate strategies to eradicate poverty. The incidence, depth and severity of poverty especially among females are such that poverty reduction strategies are synonymous with economic growth and development strategies. This paper documents and critically assesses the causes and dynamics of female poverty in Nigeria, based on data sets from a national study conducted in selected major urban centres in varying geographical and economic zones with different economic activities and population size. Qualitative data from focus group discussions with women and participatory rapid assessment methodologies are used to capture the dynamics of female poverty, highlight the dimensions of poverty, the processes of impoverishment and priorities as perceived by women themselves as they focus on their realities, needs, constraints and priorities. Appropriate policy measures flow from the findings. |
Language
en; en_US |
Publisher
Union for African Population Studies |
Relation
http://www.uaps.org; http://www.bioline.org.br/ep |
Type of publication
journal |
Format
161040 bytes; application/pdf |
Rights
Copyright 2004 - Union for African Population Studies |
Identifier
African Population Studies (ISSN: 0850-5780) Vol 19 Num 2sA |
Repository
Toronto - University of Toronto
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