Introduction
Women's Resources and Contributions to Family Resources
Roles
The Closed System of Women's Time, Energy, and Income
Enhancing Resource Availability, Allocation and Efficiency: Programme and Policy Responses
Research Needs
Summary
Endnotes
References
Comments
By Judith McGuire and Barry M Popkin1
1 Judith McGuire is a nutritionist in the Population, Health and Nutrition Division of the World Bank, Washington, DC, USA. Barry M. Popkin is Professor of Nutrition in the School of Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and a fellow of the Carolina Population Centre, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA. This paper was commissioned by the ACC/SCN for the Symposium on Women and Nutrition.
