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Gender Dimensions of Child Labor and Street Children in Brazil

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dc.contributor.authorGustafsson-Wright, Emily
dc.contributor.authorPyne, Hnin Hnin
dc.date.accessioned2014-08-01T20:00:55Z
dc.date.available2014-08-01T20:00:55Z
dc.date.issued2002-10
dc.description.abstractThe authors review child labor and the situation of street children in Brazil from a gender perspective. Relying primarily on Brazil's national household survey for 1996, the authors examine various dimensions of child labor by gender, including participation, intensity, and type of activities; the relationship between child labor, education, and future earnings; and the risks of child labor to health and well-being. They also summarize approaches to prevent and eliminate child labor and street children in Brazil. The authors find that more boys than girls work in Brazil especially in rural areas where boys are concentrated in the agricultural sector, that many children both work and attend school, and that girls attain higher levels of education than boys on average, even when considering number of hours worked. The exception is the 11-14 category. They also find that an individual's earnings are correlated with age of entry into the labor market. The earlier a child begins to work, the lower his or her earnings. And girls are more adversely affected by early labor force entry than boys, with the gender differential increasing the earlier a child begins to work. Taking poverty as the primary contributor to child labor, government programs to combat child labor are well designed in that they compensate families for a child's foregone earnings and address family factors that lead to poverty. However, programs could be improved by explicitly considering the gender dimensions of child labor. The authors point to the need for analysis of the impact of child labor on health, and specifically to the gender and sex-differentiated impacts. They suggest the need to address gender in intervention strategies for street children, as well as research on child labor in domestic service where girls are overrepresented.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/10/2028952/gender-dimensions-child-labor-street-children-brazil
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-2897
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/19228
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 2897
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectABUSE
dc.subjectACCIDENTS
dc.subjectACCOUNT
dc.subjectADOLESCENT
dc.subjectADOLESCENTS
dc.subjectADULTHOOD
dc.subjectARMED CONFLICT
dc.subjectASBESTOS
dc.subjectBEGGING
dc.subjectCHILD LABOR
dc.subjectCHILD WAGES
dc.subjectCHILDREN IN THE STREET
dc.subjectCHILDREN UNDER AGE
dc.subjectCIVIL SOCIETY
dc.subjectCOMMUNICABLE DISEASES
dc.subjectCONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD
dc.subjectDEBT BONDAGE
dc.subjectDIGNITY
dc.subjectDISCRIMINATION
dc.subjectDOMESTIC CHORES
dc.subjectDOMESTIC LABOR
dc.subjectDOMESTIC SERVICE
dc.subjectDOMESTIC WORKERS
dc.subjectDRUG TRAFFICKING
dc.subjectDRUGS
dc.subjectELIMINATION OF CHILD LABOR
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectFAMILIES
dc.subjectGIRLS
dc.subjectHAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES
dc.subjectINJURIES
dc.subjectINTERVENTION
dc.subjectINVESTIGATION
dc.subjectISOLATION
dc.subjectLIFTING
dc.subjectLIVING CONDITIONS
dc.subjectMENTAL HEALTH
dc.subjectMORAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectMORBIDITY
dc.subjectMORTALITY
dc.subjectOCCUPATIONAL INJURIES
dc.subjectPARENTS
dc.subjectPORNOGRAPHIC PERFORMANCES
dc.subjectPRIMARY SCHOOL
dc.subjectPROFESSIONAL TRAINING
dc.subjectPROSTITUTION
dc.subjectPROTECTION OF CHILDREN
dc.subjectPUBLIC HEALTH
dc.subjectRIGHTS OF CHILDREN
dc.subjectRISK OF ACCIDENTS
dc.subjectRISK OF EXPOSURE
dc.subjectRURAL BOYS
dc.subjectRURAL GIRLS
dc.subjectSAFETY
dc.subjectSCHOOLS
dc.subjectSEX
dc.subjectSEXUAL COERCION
dc.subjectSEXUAL HARASSMENT
dc.subjectSIBLINGS
dc.subjectSLAVERY
dc.subjectSOCIAL NORMS
dc.subjectSTREET CHILDREN
dc.subjectTOBACCO
dc.subjectTREATIES
dc.subjectVIOLENCE
dc.subjectWAGES
dc.subjectWORKING CHILDREN
dc.subjectWORKING CONDITIONS
dc.subjectYOUTH
dc.subjectYOUTH POPULATION CHILD LABOR LAWS
dc.subjectSTREET CHILDREN
dc.subjectGENDER ISSUES
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL LEVEL
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET CHARACTERISTICS
dc.subjectGENDER DIFFERENCES
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT PROGRAMS
dc.subjectHEALTH IMPACTS
dc.subjectSEX DIFFERENCES
dc.subjectDRUG TRAFFIC
dc.subjectPROSTITUTION
dc.subjectSTREET VENDORS
dc.subjectSEX DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectCOLLECTION ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectSCHOOL ENROLLMENT
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT
dc.subjectCONSTRUCTION
dc.subjectMINIMUM INCOME
dc.subjectTARGETED ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectPSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECTS
dc.subjectHAZARDOUS ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectINTERVENTION STRATEGIES
dc.subjectYOUTH POPULATION
dc.subjectCHILD LABOR LAWS
dc.titleGender Dimensions of Child Labor and Street Children in Brazilen
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okr.crosscuttingsolutionareaGender
okr.crossref.titleGender Dimensions of Child Labor and Street Children in Brazil
okr.date.disclosure2002-10
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T11:17:04.855533Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/10/2028952/gender-dimensions-child-labor-street-children-brazil
okr.globalpracticeSocial, Urban, Rural and Resilience
okr.globalpracticeGovernance
okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
okr.guid229651468744105309
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-2897
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000094946_02101604574040
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum2028952
okr.identifier.reportWPS2897
okr.language.supporteden
okr.pdfurlhttp://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2002/10/25/000094946_02101604574040/Rendered/PDF/multi0page.pdfen
okr.region.administrativeLatin America & Caribbean
okr.region.countryBrazil
okr.sectorHealth and other social services :: Other social services
okr.topicHealth Monitoring and Evaluation
okr.topicUrban Development::Street Children
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Adolescent Health
okr.topicGovernance::Youth and Governance
okr.topicSocial Development::Children and Youth
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Public Health Promotion
okr.topicGender::Gender and Development
okr.unitGender Sector Unit, Latin America and the Caribbean Region
okr.volume1
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