Feeling relatively poor increases support for women in the workplace (The Conversation)

The Conversation published an op-ed by senior research fellow Katrina Kosec and Cecilia Hyunjung Mo. In the op-ed, the authors write, “Feeling poor relative to others can spur families to support women in pursuing work outside the household and to invest more in girls’ schooling, according to our new study (Perceptions of relative deprivation and women’s empowerment). But that does not mean women become more empowered.” Similar work is being carried out in Nepal. “Different countries and cultures, with distinct roles for women and relationships between spouses, may yield divergent impacts of perceptions of relative poverty on gender roles.” (Reach 25.8M) Republished in Global Advisors (Reach 2K), Phys Org.