Return-Path: <nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id e8NHAM928147; Sat, 23 Sep 2000 13:10:22 -0400 (EDT) Date: Sat, 23 Sep 2000 13:10:22 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <0019B01E.C21333@wvi.org> Errors-To: alcrsb@langate.gsu.edu Reply-To: nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: Beyene_Megersa@wvi.org (Beyene Megersa) To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-WOMENLIT:989] Re: Too Scared to Learn - starting t X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Description: cc:Mail note part Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Status: O Content-Length: 1551 Lines: 37 I will be away for quite sometime. Would you please delete me from the list. I will come bqck to you a bit later. Thanks. Beyene. ______________________________ Reply Separator _________________________________ Subject: [NIFL-WOMENLIT:982] Re: Too Scared to Learn - starting the d Author: nifl-womenlit@nifl.gov at INTERNET Date: 9/21/00 1:26 AM There has been some interesting work in the international development literature on how men use additional income vs. how women use additional income in developing countries. To put it succinctly, men spend the additional income on self-gratification activities (alcohol use, socializing with other males, etc.). Women spend the additional money on their children's health and education. As a consequence of this research, more and more development programs are targeting women, and even those that don't require specific strategies for women. I have not seen anything that specifically addresses the issue of increased domestic violence. Perhaps the Nepalese women can develop purchasing cooperatives for food, health care, education--the coop purchases or brokers these goods, rather than the woman simply taking the money home for the husband to seize. The women could also negotiate better prices for food and clothing, for example. I realize this does not tackle the issue of differential power relationships and domestic violence, but it might reduce the level of violence while still allowing women to improve their and their children's lives. Kathleen Bombach
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