Session 137:
Women's Empowerment and Child Education, Health, and Well-Being
Discussant: Kathryn M. Yount, Emory University
Discussant: Amber Peterman, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chair: Jessica Heckert, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Maternal Resources and Household Food Security: Evidence from Nicaragua • Kammi K. Schmeer, Ohio State University ; Barbara Piperata, Ohio State University ; Andres Herrera Rodriguez, Centro de Investigación en Demografia y Salud (CIDS) ; Mariano Salazar Torres, Centro de Investigación en Demografia y Salud (CIDS)
Do Kids Eat Better When Mom Has More Say on the Farm? Women’s Access to Land Resources and Childhood Nutritional Status in the Semi-Arid Regions of Kenya • June Y. T. Po, McGill University ; Gordon Hickey, McGill University
Understanding the Link between Nutritional Status and Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture: Evidence from Ghana • Hazel Malapit, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) ; Agnes R. Quisumbing, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Bargaining-Power and Biofortification: The Role of Gender in Adoption of Orange Sweet Potato in Uganda • Daniel Gilligan, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) ; Neha Kumar, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) ; Scott McNiven, University of California, Davis ; J.V. Meenakshi, Delhi School of Economics ; Agnes R. Quisumbing, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
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