Developing regions are set to account for the vast majority of future urban growth, and
women and girls will become the majority inhabitants of these locations in the Global South …

Existing gender inequality is believed to be heightened as a result of weather events and
climate-related disasters that are likely to become more common in the future. We show that …

This paper uses household surveys from 89 countries to look at gender differences in
poverty in the developing world. In the absence of individual-level poverty data, the paper …

Recent work has shown that the gender gap in income poverty has widened in post-
apartheid South Africa even though overall poverty levels have declined. One of the main …

abstract In the early part of the post-apartheid period in South Africa, a 'feminisation of the
labour force'coincided with an increasing concentration of women in unemployment as well …

The focus of this chapter is female household headship, which appears to be increasing in
the context of ongoing urbanisation in the Global South, and has frequently been the subject …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to survey water-governance issues impacting women
in Mexico and steps that have been taken to rectify the issues, including factors that impact …

This study sharpens comparisons of gender differences in poverty in South Africa by
distinguishing households according to the gender composition of resident adults rather …

Given the complexity of measuring resilience, development practitioners are constantly
seeking observable proxies that can help target resilience-building initiatives. Evidence …

Marginalized communities in developing countries are faced with a myriad of challenges,
and women bear the significant brunt of these. In particular, women in patriarchal …