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Wife’s earnings, child nutrition, and Gender-Based Violence in Egypt

Simister, John; Zaky, Hassan

Authors

John Simister

Hassan Zaky



Abstract

This paper investigates the "children fare better" view, that children tend to be better fed if their mother has control over household decisions, using three household surveys in Egypt. It suggests an approach which might improve current economic analysis of household spending, by incorporating "Gender-Based Violence": there appears to be a link between undernutrition of household members, and violence against mothers (violent men often misspend a large fraction of household income on themselves). Child welfare improves dramatically if the child's mother earns enough for food. Unfortunately, few mothers in Egypt are employed, putting many children at risk. Agencies such as the Egyptian government could protect children, by paying child benefit to mothers or encouraging female employment.

Citation

Simister, J., & Zaky, H. (2009). Wife’s earnings, child nutrition, and Gender-Based Violence in Egypt. Middle East Development Journal, 1(2), 209-296. https://doi.org/10.1142/S1793812009000103

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date Jan 1, 2009
Deposit Date Nov 3, 2010
Journal Middle East Development Journal
Print ISSN 1793-8120
Electronic ISSN 1793-8171
Publisher Taylor and Francis Group
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 1
Issue 2
Pages 209-296
DOI https://doi.org/10.1142/S1793812009000103


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