Time use and food insecurity in female-headed households in Brazil

Bibliographic Data

ID2961058
AuthorsCarla Braga (0000-0002-7035-4926, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, corresponding author), Lorena Costa (0000-0002-0293-9842, Universidade Federal de Viçosa)
Year2022
Volume39
Pages1-23
Publication date2022-04-06
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueRevista Brasileira de Estudos de População (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0102-3098 • E-ISSN: 1980-5519
PublisherAssociacao Brasileira de Estudos Populacionais (PUBLISHER • BR)
DOI10.20947/s0102-3098a0200
OpenAlexW4226296588
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited27

In Brazil, female-headed households disproportionately experience food insecurity. However, empirical and theoretical evidence shows that women are better than men at allocating intra-household resources to achieve well-being. In observation of this paradox, the present work studies the process of poverty feminization, and presents a collective decision model to understand the vulnerability situation of women. Specifically, we aimed to observe how time use and food insecurity correlate. We estimated an ordered probit model with Brazilian National Household Sample Survey data. Our studies found that women manage a double burden of both paid and unpaid jobs. This increases their risk of food insecurity, confirming the importance of time allocation in household well-being. Conversely, this effect is inverted when household tasks are shared with another member, specifically the spouse. Single mother households still face several challenges, which require specific policies and studies

Agriculture · Demographic economics · Economic growth · Economics · Food insecurity · Food security · Geography · Household income · Poverty · Probit model · Sample (material · Sociology · Spouse · Vulnerability (computing · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics · Income, Poverty, and Inequality

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