Female‐headed households in Latin America and the Caribbean
- 1 March 1989
- journal article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Sociological Spectrum
- Vol. 9 (2) , 197-210
- https://doi.org/10.1080/02732173.1989.9981883
Abstract
"Twenty-five Caribbean and Latin American nations were examined to determine the relationship between potential female headed families and other social indicators. Regression analysis reveals that women's labor market participation is associated with the proportion of families potentially headed by women. The share of girls in secondary school is also associated with the dependent variable. Social indicators of modernization and dependency were regressed on potential female-headed households. Neither approach alone explains the formation of female-headed families in the region."Keywords
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