Woman-Headed Household and Household Welfare An Emprical Study for Iran<br/>

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Woman-Headed Household and Household Welfare An Emprical Study for Iran

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Type of Document: M.Sc. Thesis
Language: Farsi
Document No: 40604 (44)
University: Sharif University of Technology
Department: Management and Economics
Advisor(s): Suri, Davood
Abstract:
This research aimed to investigate the relationship between household poverty and the gender of the head in the Iranian households. The self-reported gender of the head of household (FHH), underestimates the rate of poverty in female- head households (FHH). The self-reported gender of the head of household considers, conventionally, a family as male-head, even if the man of the family is incapable of making money. In much of these families the wife is the sole income holder even though she is not recognized as the head. In this study, a definition for household headship is introduced, which considers head of household the one who provides more than 50% of household income. Using household’s budget data of 2007, the study reveals that FHHs (in new definition) in rural areas are in lower level of welfare in comparison to other households. Particular subgroups of female headed households, including those headed by widows and never married women in urban areas are over-represented in poverty. Therefore, female headship must be used as one of the critical target criteria in poverty reduction programs, whereas marital status and location of households must be considered.
Keywords:
Social Welfare ; Poverty ; Iran ; Gender Ratio ; Female Headed Household

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