ABSTRACT

This paper examines the effects of intra-household power dynamics particularly on food security and household nutrition. The novelty of this paper is that, beyond the standard approach, engendered intra-household power has been coined as the interactive effect of engendered household headship and ‘voice’ of household members. Further, this paper determines the effects of intra-household power dynamics and various extra-household variables on food security and nutrition. Using the Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition, the underlying causes of the gender disparity particularly in food nutrition between female-led and male-led households (in terms of headship and voice) are established. Having confirmed the existence of engendered intra-household power dynamics in both food security and nutrition, the study finds, among other things, that male-headed households have better nutrition than female-headed households; households with a female-dominant voice have better nutrition than those with a male-dominant voice; and male-headed households with female-dominant voice have better nutrition than other households. The findings provide insights into the existing gender inequality in the context of household decision making.

摘要

本文研究了家庭内部权力动态的影响，尤其是对粮食安全和家庭营养的影响。本文的新颖之处在于，在标准方法之外，产生的家庭内部权力被创造为产生的家庭领导权和家庭成员“发言权”的交互作用。此外，本文还确定了家庭内部权力动态和各种家庭外变量对粮食安全和营养的影响。使用 Blinder-Oaxaca 分解，确定了性别差异的根本原因，尤其是在女性主导和男性主导的家庭（在领导地位和发言权方面）之间的食物营养方面。该研究证实在粮食安全和营养方面存在家庭内部权力动态，除其他外，男户主家庭比女户主家庭有更好的营养；女性主导的家庭比男性主导的家庭营养更好；女性占主导地位的男性户主家庭比其他家庭的营养更好。调查结果提供了对家庭决策背景下现有性别不平等的见解。