Gender and development
Time allocation
Women's economic contributions
Role in food production, marketing, processing, purchasing, and preparation
Reproduction
Health care
Women's nutritional status
Maternal skills and efficiency
Women's self-confidence

Roles
The Closed System of Women's Time, Energy, and Income

Biological versus cultural roles
Economic versus cultural roles
Biological versus economic roles

Enhancing Resource Availability, Allocation and Efficiency: Programme and Policy Responses

Increasing women's income and control of income
Reducing women's child-care burden
Increasing women's efficiency in home production
Improving women's health and nutrition

Research Needs
Summary
Endnotes
References
Comments

Reaching Women: Education and Nutrition
Women's Nutritional Poverty

WOMEN AND NUTRITION: REFLECTIONS FROM INDIA AND PAKISTAN

Introduction
Women's Nutritional Status

Nutritional Levels
Gender Differentials
Micro-Nutrient Deficiencies

Synergistic Effects on Nutritional Status of Gender and Poverty

Regional Variations
Socio-Economic Differentials
Dietary Intake vs. Energy Expenditure
Economic Crises
Some Demographic Influences on Gender Discrimination
Effects of "Development" and the "Demographic Transition"

Some Consequences of Female Nutritional Deprivation

Physical Underdevelopment
High Maternal Mortality
Low Birth Weights and High Infant Mortality
Skewed Sex Ratio

Women's Nutritional Roles

Care of Female Children
Women's Roles as "Providers"
Women's Social Status
Early Marriage and High Fertility
Fertility and Mortality
Effects of Women's Status on Female Child Survival
Women's Education, Fertility and Mortality
Women's Economic Status
Effects of Women's Employment through Income
Women's Decision-Making Power
Other Characteristics of Female Employment
Employment and Child Care
Women’s Access to Health Care

Prospects for Intervention

Focus on Nutrition for ‘Women as Women’
Nutrition in Adolescence
Improving Female Literacy, Education and Health-related Knowledge
Increasing Numbers of Female Health Workers
Detection and Care of Mothers “At Risk”
Increasing Female Employment and Income

Appendix A: Women and Nutrition - Matrix for Policy Planning
Summary

Gender and Nutrition
Employment and Nutrition
Health Status and Nutrition
Interventions and Options

References

WOMEN AND NUTRITION: GRAMEEN BANK EXPERIENCE

Objectives
Operational Procedures of Grameen Bank
Savings
Social Development Programme of Grameen Bank

NUTRITION SECURITY SYSTEM AT HOUSEHOLD LEVEL - POLICY IMPLICATIONS

Introduction
Background

Education
Economic Contribution and Support
Interventions for Growth and Development
Nutrition Intervention Programmes
Supportive Interventions

Nutritional Status
Policy Implications

Education
Conclusions and Prospects

References

WOMEN AND NUTRITION: TANZANIA FOOD AND NUTRITION CENTRE’S EFFORTS IN IMPROVING THE NUTRITION OF WOMEN IN TANZANIA

Introduction
Nutritional Status of Women in Tanzania

Underweight
Anaemia
Iodine Deficiency Disorders (IDD)

A Summary of Tanzania Food and Nutrition Centre’s Work and its Contribution towards Alleviating Nutrition Problems of Women in Tanzania

The Ilula Study
Women’s Workload
The Kikwawila study on women’s workload
Recommendations

References

WOMEN, FOOD AND NUTRITION - ISSUES IN NEED OF A GLOBAL FOCUS

Introduction
Poor Women and Their Health Status
A Look at the Immediate Causes
Women and Reproduction
Women and Work
Women and Poor Diet
Access to Health Services
Underlying Causes
What Are the Options and Alternatives?

Reducing Burdens of Reproduction
Reducing Burdens of Child Care
Improving Access to Maternal Health and Nutrition Care
Enhancing Position of Women in Food Production and Farming
Elevate and Improve Position of Women in Society

Bibliography

THE FEMINIZATION OF POVERTY

WOMEN, HOUSEHOLD FOOD SECURITY AND COPING STRATEGIES