Inner Wheel or Inner Sanctum

Hodgkin, Suzanne

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“…Overall, a higher proportion of female- than male-headed households received support from CBOs, kin, and neighbors (see Table 2), which indicates that female-headed households have greater access to social capital than male-headed ones. This observation may be attributed to the fact that women generally exhibit higher levels of sociability compared with men and are therefore more likely to have access to social capital (Hodgkin, 2009). Indeed, female-headed households’ utilization of social capital complements other research in Ghana (Ardayfio-Schandorf, 1994; Levin et al, 1999) and elsewhere (Bould, 2003; Byrnes & Miller, 2012; Nikoloski, Christiaensen, & Hill, 2018).…”

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Assets and Livelihoods of Male- and Female-Headed Households in Ghana

Kpoor

2019

Journal of Family Issues

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The consumption expenditure approach indicates that female-headed households are better-off than male-headed ones in Ghana. This approach has been criticized by scholars for being one-dimensional. Thus, this study adopts the livelihoods approach—a multidimensional perspective—to examine the human, social, financial, and economic assets and livelihoods of male- and female-headed households in Ghana utilizing in-depth interviews and a survey. The findings of the study demonstrate that male-headed households have greater assets endowment and better livelihood outcomes than female-headed ones indicating that they are better-off than their female counterparts. Thus, the consumption expenditure approach masks the deprivations of female-headed households in assets endowment and poor livelihood outcomes. The study recommends the need for national surveys to incorporate a household assets and livelihoods dimensions in order to capture a broad view of the living circumstances in these two types of households.

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Assets and Livelihoods of Male- and Female-Headed Households in Ghana

Kpoor

2019

Journal of Family Issues

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Is This a Man’s World? Woman in the Farm Family of Thessaly, Greece from the 1950s Onwards

Charatsari

2014

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Gendered social capital in a Johannesburg township

Myroniuk

2016

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Social capital research rarely takes a gendered approach. This article explores how black women and men from a marginalized community in Johannesburg, South Africa, rely on family, friends, and community members to survive and strategize for the future by utilizing social capital. The results from 30 semi-structured interviews and ego network mapping illustrate that gender moderates the type of social capital used and benefits associated with bonding and bridging social capital in important ways. This research builds upon knowledge of gendered advantages and disadvantages in social networks and informs researchers how women and men survive in pervasive poverty. I posit that identifying potential sources of support is an important consideration within social capital or any network research because the prospect of receiving assistance in the future undoubtedly alters the development of these individuals’ livelihood strategies.

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Inner Wheel or Inner Sanctum

Cited by 6 publications

References 23 publications

Assets and Livelihoods of Male- and Female-Headed Households in Ghana

Assets and Livelihoods of Male- and Female-Headed Households in Ghana

Is This a Man’s World? Woman in the Farm Family of Thessaly, Greece from the 1950s Onwards

Gendered social capital in a Johannesburg township

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