ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper comprising a literature survey of interrelations between women's social role, maternity and fertility - discusses the social theory background, opportunity cost of children, economic, political, psychic and social status, role rewards, conflicts, etc. Bibliography...

Working paper on the impact of post-independence development policies and agricultural policies on rural women in Mozambique. Examines the political ideology regarding the economic and social roles of women, particularly in the agricultural sector. Explains women's traditional role in...

Working paper presenting a framework for data collecting and data analysis of the social roles of women relevant to the understanding of a range of demographic aspects and employment issues - considers conceptual and methodological difficulties, social anthropological approaches to role...

Provides a situation analysis of the impact of war and displacement on Afghan women and on their economic and other roles within the family and within Afghan society. Examines the vulnerability and coping strategies of these women and their families and assesses the implications for the future...

Presents the economic and social framework which determined the situation of women before and after the Cuban Revolution; analyses the fertility levels and trends during the last decade and some of the factors associated with changes in fertility (female labour force participation, education,...

Describes projects of governments and nongovernmental organizations that support women's informal sector work and offer family planning information and services through work-based groups.

Considers the evolution of child spacing and fertility norms and practices amongst town dwellers in northern Ghana, e.g. town of Tamale. Based on biographies and group discussions, the author examines these practices from the point of view of both men and women and in the context of their ethnic...

Based on surveys of poor households in Thailand and Zambia carried out in 2000. Uses a sustainable livelihood approach to explore the livelihood problems experienced by these households during economic crisis and examines their survival strategies and coping mechanisms. Identifies types of...

Examines the roles and influence of grandmothers with respect to nutrition, breastfeeding, quality of child care and family planning usage; the maternal grandmother is much more involved with grandchildren than the paternal grandmother. Accordingly this category may be a target for programmes and...