Who eats last? Intra-household gender inequality in food allocation among children in educationally backward areas of India
Who eats last? Intra-household gender inequality in food allocation among children in educationally backward areas of India
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DOI：
10.1080/00324728.2023.2272991
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2023
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Ghatak D
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妇女在男子之后进食的做法是一种常见的性别不公平的食物分配机制，这与妇女的健康和营养状况不佳有关。然而，关于同样的做法是否在儿童中普遍存在的经验证据在文献中很少。使用印度四个邦的家庭调查的原始数据，我们为这种做法提供了新的证据；近28%的样本家庭遵循女孩在男孩之后吃东西的用餐习惯。我们还确定了这种做法的一些关键家庭相关因素。我们的结果表明，资源限制较低的预定部落和家庭不太可能遵循这一做法。虽然这种做法与较大的家庭规模正相关，但也有证据表明，家庭规模和儿童的性别构成之间存在相互作用。我们的结果提到了有关性别与不平等的其他方面，即社会认同和经济阶层之间的交叉性的文献。这项分析对发展政策也有重要影响：针对家庭一级的粮食援助和营养干预措施可能不会平等地惠及所有成员，也不会惠及营养不良风险最高的成员。
The practice of women eating after men is a common gender-inequitable food allocation mechanism that has been associated with poor health and nutritional outcomes for women. However, empirical evidence on whether the same practice is prevalent among children is scarce in the literature. Using primary data from a household survey in four Indian states, we provide new evidence of this practice; almost 28% of the sample households follow the meal-time custom of girls eating after boys. We also identify some crucial household correlates of the practice. Our results indicate that Scheduled Tribes and households with lower resource constraints are less likely to follow this practice. While the practice is positively associated with larger family sizes, there is also evidence of the interplay between family size and gender composition of children. Our results allude to the literature on the intersectionality between gender and other dimensions of inequality, namely social identity and economic class. The analysis also has important implications for development policy: food aid and nutritional interventions targeted at the household level may not benefit all members equally or reach those at the highest risk of under-nutrition.