TY - JOUR
T1 - Child labor, gender, and health
AU - Leinberger-Jabari, Andrea
AU - Parker, David L.
AU - Oberg, Charles
PY - 2005
Y1 - 2005
N2 - It is often forgotten that child labor is part of a multi-generational problem due in part to the failure to educate girls. Although the literacy rate for women has improved over the last two decades, in many countries it is less than half that of their male counterparts. This in turn leads to nutritional deficiencies, poverty, and poor health. While many researchers address the immediate health effects of child labor on the child laborers, this article addresses the issue of child labor from a broader perspective, one that identifies child labor as a contributor to intergenerational poverty, malnutrition, and limited educational attainment. Child labor and nutrition are important issues in both educational attainment and health status.
AB - It is often forgotten that child labor is part of a multi-generational problem due in part to the failure to educate girls. Although the literacy rate for women has improved over the last two decades, in many countries it is less than half that of their male counterparts. This in turn leads to nutritional deficiencies, poverty, and poor health. While many researchers address the immediate health effects of child labor on the child laborers, this article addresses the issue of child labor from a broader perspective, one that identifies child labor as a contributor to intergenerational poverty, malnutrition, and limited educational attainment. Child labor and nutrition are important issues in both educational attainment and health status.
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U2 - 10.1177/003335490512000612
DO - 10.1177/003335490512000612
M3 - Review article
C2 - 16350334
AN - SCOPUS:28744449022
SN - 0033-3549
VL - 120
SP - 642
EP - 647
JO - Public health reports
JF - Public health reports
IS - 6
ER -