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Latest items for SMES-DATA-3

Jan. 29, 2024, 6:01 p.m.
Countries: India
Variables: SMES-DATA-3

"[ A]ccording to the latest census data, over 71 million women in India, as of 2011, are single – a 39 percent rise from 2001. This number includes widows, women who’ve divorced, and unmarried women, as well as those separated from or deserted by their husbands (...)" (para 4).
Jan. 16, 2024, 6:33 p.m.
Countries: Botswana
Variables: SMES-DATA-3

"The majority of rural women do not have a partner supporting them with the day-to-day management of the household nor contributing financially to children growth and development. This traditional family construct contributes to the overrepresentation of women among poor rural households” (34-35).
Sept. 30, 2023, 4 p.m.
Countries: Kazakhstan
Variables: SMES-DATA-3

"The Committee welcomes the strategic development plan for the period up to 2025, but is concerned that the State party’s development efforts have not translated into substantive equality for women with increased social and economic benefits. In particular, it notes with concern the following: (c) The low percentage of female ownership of land, with only one in five peasant and farm households headed by women" (pp.14-15).
Aug. 24, 2023, 1:08 a.m.
Countries: Cape Verde
Variables: SMES-DATA-3

"[O]ver 60 per cent of poor and very poor households are headed by women in the State party, particularly in deprived urban areas" (12).
June 14, 2023, 7:56 p.m.
Countries: Bolivia
Variables: SMES-DATA-3

"[S]ingle-parent households are predominantly (33.9%) constituted by and led by women, higher than the rate for men (7.2%); in contrast, male representation is quite high in nuclear households, at 36%, with the rate for women being 6.1%" (2).
Jan. 11, 2023, 9:37 a.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: SMES-DATA-3

"A major report reveals that growing numbers of youngsters live across more than one household with separations becoming 'quite common'. According to the Office for National Statistics one in four families is headed by a lone parent, 90 per cent of whom are women. However, a review into contemporary family life, commissioned by the Government, has found the figure could in reality be as high as one in three" (para 2-3)
July 1, 2022, 11:43 a.m.
Countries: East Timor
Variables: SMES-DATA-3

"In 2015, about 16 per cent of households were headed by females (around 32,000 households), a fairly stable rate since the 2010 census.270 To cover this vulnerable population, the ‘bolsa da mãe’ programme was expanded, both in terms of beneficiaries and benefit amount, receiving an important increase in investment, covering from 15,000 households in 2011 (overall budget: 2.5 million USD)271 to 61,705 households (29 per cent of total households) in 2017 and provided benefits to more than 183,000 children (32 per cent of total children) for a budget close to 9 million USD. The benefits reach 5 USD per month per child, up to a maximum of 3 children per...more
March 9, 2022, 8:57 a.m.
Countries: Italy
Variables: SMES-DATA-3

"Within the SPRAR (Protection System for Asylum-Seekers and Refugees), it is detected the presence of a large number of beneficiaries alone with their children: 314 of 754 are single-parent families (42 per cent) of these, only two cases of one-parent family were headed by the father" (36).
Jan. 7, 2022, 12:07 p.m.
Countries: Somalia
Variables: SMES-DATA-3

"In most Somali households, women are seen as the leaders. According to Suban: 'the percentage of female-headed households is higher than male headed households from what I have seen working and interacting with locals. In our culture Somali households are led by women'" (1).
Aug. 28, 2021, 11:07 a.m.
Countries: Estonia
Variables: SMES-DATA-3

"During the reporting period the re has been a decrease in the number of children whose parents are not married and whose father is not identified when registering the birth. When in 2006 the proportion of such registrations was 15,78% then by 2011 it had decreased to 9,73%" (44).
July 29, 2021, 3:23 p.m.
Countries: Nigeria
Variables: SMES-DATA-3

"In a number of camps in Nigeria, women significantly outnumber men and are the de facto heads of their households. This puts even more pressure on women to find ways to earn extra income and support their families which in turn increases their exposure to sexual abuse and exploitation" (para 11).
June 29, 2021, 4 p.m.
Countries: Palestine
Variables: SMES-DATA-3

"The percentage of households headed by women in Palestine in 2020 was 11% (12% in the West Bank and 9% in Gaza Strip), owing to the absence of the husband as a result of death and political prison in Israel" (para 8).
May 31, 2021, 5:59 p.m.
Countries: Peru
Variables: SMES-DATA-3

"In Peru, 52 percent of Afro-Peruvian families are headed by females, compared to 29 percent nationally and 39 percent in some of the poorest socioeconomic sectors of society" (para 6).
April 30, 2021, 8:17 p.m.
Countries: Egypt
Variables: SMES-DATA-3

"El Kosman said the bill doesn't reflect the reality of Egypt today, where 18.1 percent of women are the head of their households" (para 5).
April 26, 2021, 11:49 a.m.
Countries: Italy
Variables: SMES-DATA-3

"Within the SPRAR (Protection System for Asylum-Seekers and Refugees), it is detected the presence of a large number of beneficiaries alone with their children: 314 of 754 are single-parent families (42 per cent) of these, only two cases of one-parent family were headed by the father" (36).
Feb. 26, 2021, 9:31 a.m.
Countries: Tanzania
Variables: SMES-DATA-3

"Similar constraints explain the much higher incidence of women-headed households in small towns in Tanzania and Ethiopia. Even when women have equal land rights, cultural constraints as well as lack of labour and capital make it difficult for women-headed households to rely on farming, and the wider income-generating opportunities in urban centres are a main reason for migration” (pp. 16).
Feb. 26, 2021, 9:31 a.m.
Countries: Ethiopia
Variables: SMES-DATA-3

“Similar constraints explain the much higher incidence of women-headed households in small towns in Tanzania and Ethiopia. Even when women have equal land rights, cultural constraints as well as lack of labour and capital make it difficult for women-headed households to rely on farming, and the wider income-generating opportunities in urban centres are a main reason for migration” (pp. 16).
Feb. 13, 2021, 12:41 p.m.
Countries: Botswana, Ghana
Variables: SMES-DATA-3

Figure 2: Women-headed households in urban and rural areas in selected African Countries shows the percentage of female headed houses in rural versus urban areas in several countries (pp. 15).
Feb. 13, 2021, 12:41 p.m.
Countries: Burkina Faso, Central African Rep, Cote D'Ivoire, Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Senegal, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Variables: SMES-DATA-3

Figure 2: Women-headed households in urban and rural areas in selected African Countries shows the percentage of female headed houses in rural versus urban areas in several countries (pp. 15). Table 3: Percentage of women-headed households, rural and urban, latest available year (1990–2004) shows the difference in percentage of female headed houses between rural and urban areas (pp. 15-16).
Feb. 13, 2021, 12:41 p.m.
Countries: Benin, Bolivia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Brazil, Cameroon, Chad, Colombia, Gabon, Gambia, Guatemala, Haiti, India, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mali, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Uzbekistan, Vietnam
Variables: SMES-DATA-3

Table 3: Percentage of women-headed households, rural and urban, latest available year (1990–2004) shows the difference in percentage of female headed houses between rural and urban areas (pp. 15-16).
Feb. 13, 2021, 12:41 p.m.
Countries: Malawi, Rwanda
Variables: SMES-DATA-3

Figure 2: Women-headed households in urban and rural areas in selected African Countries shows the percentage of female headed houses in rural versus urban areas in several countries (pp. 15). Table 3: Percentage of women-headed households, rural and urban, latest available year (1990–2004) shows the difference in percentage of female headed houses between rural and urban areas (pp. 15-16).
Feb. 10, 2021, 10:01 p.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: SMES-DATA-3

"Rokna cited comments from Iranian lawmaker Nahid Tajeddin, who told parliamentary news site ICANA last August that there were more than 3 million female-headed households in the country, a number she said had increased significantly in the past decade relative to the growth in male-headed households" (para 9). "The Iranian lawmaker, who represents the central city of Isfahan, said divorce is another major reason for the rise in the number of female-headed households. The increase also has resulted in more teenage girls leading households while they struggle with the impact of the pandemic" (para 10-11).
Jan. 31, 2021, 1:58 p.m.
Countries: Angola
Variables: SMES-DATA-3, MARR-DATA-1, WR-DATA-1, ATDW-DATA-1

“According to data from the 2014 census, Angolan families are composed of an average of 4.6 people; 62 per cent of households are headed by men and 38 per cent by women; 14.1 per cent of Angolans are married, 3.5 per cent are widowed, 2.9 per cent are separated or divorced, 33.7 per cent live in domestic partnerships and 46 per cent are single” (pp. 24). Figure “5 Demographic and social indicators from the 2014 census” shows the demographic indicators of the country including marriage rates and head of household rates (pp. 25).
July 19, 2020, 1:45 p.m.
Countries: Nepal
Variables: SMES-DATA-3

"The proportion of female-headed households has almost doubled in the past 15 years, from 16% in 2001 to 31% in 2016. This seems to be the result of recent migration" (13).
July 3, 2020, 4:25 p.m.
Countries: Zambia
Variables: SMES-DATA-3

"Women head 27% of households in Zambia" (13).
June 5, 2020, 1:19 p.m.
Countries: Papua New Guinea
Variables: SMES-DATA-3

"Men head the vast majority of households (83%), with 18% of households headed by women (Table 2.11)" (12). "The percentage of female-headed households has not changed during that period (17% in 2006 versus 18% in 2016-18)" (12).
May 31, 2020, 6:36 p.m.
Countries: India
Variables: SMES-DATA-3, ATFPA-LAW-1

"15 percent of house-holds have female heads" (17).
May 15, 2020, 7:15 p.m.
Countries: Nigeria
Variables: SMES-DATA-3

" A majority of the households in Nigeria are headed by men (82%)" (17).
April 14, 2020, 5:17 p.m.
Countries: Indonesia
Variables: SMES-DATA-3

"Most households (85%) are headed by men, and a small proportion (15%) are headed by women" (11).
March 29, 2020, 6:41 p.m.
Countries: Maldives
Variables: SMES-DATA-3

"Men head the majority of Maldivian households (56%), with 44% of households headed by women" (14). "The percentage of female-headed households increased during that period [2009 to 2016] (35% in 2009 versus 44% in 2016-17)" (14). Table 2.10, titled "Household composition", shows that 55.7 percent of households are headed by men, while 44.3 percent are headed by women (25). Table 2.11, titled "Children's living arrangements and orphanhood" shows the percentage of children living with both parents, with a single parent, or in some other arrangement. 60.5 percent of children aged 0-4 live with both parents, compared with 56.5 percent for children aged 5-9, 53.8 percent for children aged 10-14, and...more