Women as Heads of Households in the Caribbean

Women as Heads of Households in the Caribbean
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Download or read book Women as Heads of Households in the Caribbean written by Joycelin Massiah and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: UNESCO pub. Research paper on female headed households in the Caribbean from the perspective of the women - presents a profile by country based on 1970 data showing the marital status and female-men comparisons of educational level, labour force participation and occupation; discusses the origin and high incidence of female-headed one parent families; examines strategies for coping with low income and child care problems, income generating activities, social assistance, alliance formation and serial marriages. Bibliography.


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