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Child Labor, Gender, and Health

Year: 2005

Type: article

Abstract: 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.

Source: Public Health Reports

DOI: 10.1177/003335490512000612

Authors: Andrea Leinberger-Jabari, David L. Parker, Charles Oberg

Institutions: Park Nicollet Health Services, Park Nicollet Clinic, University of Minnesota

Language: English

Topic: Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare

Subfield: Development

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Good health and well-being, Reduced inequalities, Gender equality, Zero hunger

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2128618907

FWCI: 0.851

Cites: 34

Cited by: 18

Related to: 10