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Chant, Sylvia Hamilton was born on December 24, 1958 in Dundee, Scotland. Arrived in England, 1960. Daughter of Stuart Ralston and June Dollis (McCartney) Chant.
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Households headed by women are a growing presence worldwide. This is the first book to focus on their diversity and dynamics in developing countries. Set within the context of global trends and debates on female household headship, and using case-study material based on interviews with low-income women in Mexico, Costa Rica and the Philippines, the analysis explores the reasons for the formation and increase in women-headed households in different parts of the world, and their capacity for survival in societies where male-headed households are both the norm and ideal.
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'An accessible introduction to models and theories of human nature and how they inform our professional practice' Professional Social Work
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This book explores the question of key determinants of female labour force participation in the context of a comparative study of three intermediate Mexican cities with very different kinds of economy. The book also addresses the question of whether household structures themselves have different configurations under different economic conditions, how far this relates to the representation of low-income women in the local economy and in turn how variations in female labour force involvement and household structure shape men's, women's and children's experiences of urban poverty. On the basis of interviews with low-income households and local employers, the study attempts to provide an analysis of the articulations between women, employment and household survival strategies in contemporary urban Mexico. The book provides historical, economic and demographic details of the study cities with reference to Mexican development as a whole in the post-war period and considers the labour demand in the three cities by looking at policies and practices of gender recruitment in key sectors of the respective local economies. It examines a range of factors at household level which influence female labour supply and provides and analysis of changes in household structure and women's employment in Queretaro between 1982-3 and 1986 based on direct longitudinal research. The text also considers the implications of women's work and household structure for the survival and welfare of the poor and ends with a summary of the research findings and a brief comment on the future for low-income Mexican women, concluding with suggestions as to "ways forward" for the analysis of gender, households and economic development.
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Chant, Sylvia Hamilton was born on December 24, 1958 in Dundee, Scotland. Arrived in England, 1960. Daughter of Stuart Ralston and June Dollis (McCartney) Chant.
Bachelor in Geography, Cambridge (England) University, 1981. Doctor of Philosophy, University London, 1984.
Research assistant development planning union University College London, 1985, 1985. Research associate Institute GeografĂa University Autonoma Mexico, Mexico City, 1985-1986. Lecturer geography and Latin America studies Liverpool (England) University, 1987-1988.
Lecturer geography London School of Economics, 1988-1995, reader geography, since 1995. Member international advisory board Third World Planning Review, United Kingdom, since 1991, Singapore Journal Tropical Geography, since 1999. Member road advisory board Bulletin Latin American Research, since 1993, Journal Migration Studies, since 1996.
Consultant United Nations University, Helsinki, Finland, 1995, Commonwealth Secretary, London, since 1995, Rockefeller Foundation, New York, 1996, United Nations Development Program, New York, 1996, World Bank, 1999, International Labor Organization, 2000.
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(Households headed by women are a growing presence worldwi...)
Fellow Institute Latin America Studies University London (associate 1994-1999). Member Society Latin America Studies (vice president 1993-1997, president 1997-1999).
Married Andrew Laurence McInally, May 14, 1992 (divorced December 1994).