Marriage, dowry, and women's status in rural Punjab, Pakistan

Dowry is a common custom observed in South Asian countries. It has been a target of an opposition movement because it is assumed to be a root cause of women's mistreatment, for example, in the form of sex-selective abortion, girls' malnutrition, female infanticide, and domestic homicide called "dowry murder." Despite its alleged evil consequences and the legal ban or restrictions on it, the custom has been extended, and recently, the dowry amount seems to be increasing. However, there is little empirical evidence of dowry's effects. This study empirically investigates the effects of dowry on women's status in rural Pakistan. We conducted a unique survey in rural Punjab, Pakistan, to explore the marriage practices there and to answer the research question. Results show that a higher dowry amount enhances women’s status in the marital household. This implies that an outright ban on dowries does not necessarily improve women's welfare at this time.

Better than nothing? : dowry in the absence of the legal protection of women's inheritance rights

The practice of dowry is often thought to be the root cause of the unequal treatment of women in India. For women without inheritance rights, however, dowry may function as their only source of protection. Using a nationwide dataset and exploiting a natural experimental situation, this study explores the effects of dowry on women's empowerment in India, a society where women do not have inheritance rights. In such a society, dowry seems to enhance women's status in the marital household. The effects reverse when women have equal inheritance rights as their brothers. Empirical analysis suggests that the outright ban on dowry that ignores the context may not necessarily benefit women.

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Weaving Futures. Family Transnationalism in the migration from Dominican Republic and Brazil to Spain

This article explores forms of migrant families’ reorganization within a (new) global economic crisis and the hardening of migration control in Europe; based on the cases of Dominican and Brazilian migration to Spain.Our goal is not to characterize the wholeness of strategies from these collectives, instead visualize its heterogeneity. Displacement of Dominican and Brazilian population to Spain shares the role of women as the first link of migration chains. In both cases women are the economic support of transnational families and they lead reunification's processes. Nevertheless, differences in the time spent in the destination country, migratory status, origin (rural-urban), level of education, class and labor insertion in destination country, affect differently, the planning and start up of migration projects, the organization of care and family reunification strategies. These findings question the predominant place granted to national origin in the study of international migration.

Qualificação da Atenção aos Usuários com Hipertensão Arterial Sistemica e/ou Diabetes Mellitus na UBS/ESF N° 35, Manaus/AM

Resumo Cazañas, Lázaro Intervenção. Qualificação da atenção aos usuários com hipertensão e/ou diabetes na Unidade Básica de Saúde Nº35, Manaus/AM 2015. Trabalho de Conclusão de Curso – Especialização em Saúde da Família. UNASUS - Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas. As doenças cardiovasculares constituem a principal causa de morbimortalidade na população brasileira não existindo uma única causa para estas doenças, mas vários fatores de risco. Nesse sentido, a Hipertensão arterial (HAS) e a Diabetes (DM) contribuem substancialmente para o agravamento desta situação a nível nacional e internacional. Estas doenças levam, com frequência, à invalidez parcial ou total do indivíduo, com graves repercussões para o usuário, sua família e a sociedade. Este trabalho tem como objetivo qualificar a atenção aos usuários com hipertensão e/ou diabetes na UBS nº 35, Manaus/AM. Para tanto, o cadastramento dos usuários realizados foi mediante a utilização do sistema E-SUS AB. Como principais resultados da intervenção tivemos o aumento na cobertura dos usuários de 40,4% para hipertensos e 51,1% para diabéticos, correspondendo respectivamente a 215 hipertensos e 67 diabéticos. Os beneficiários da intervenção foram em primeiro lugar os próprios usuários, mas também os profissionais da unidade que tiveram a oportunidade de refletir sobre o trabalho e melhorar aspectos do cotidiano. Dessa forma, esta intervenção possibilitou a equipe rever suas práticas, organizar o processo de trabalho e melhorar nossos indicadores. Esperamos ampliar as ações para outros programas e continuar com a estruturação de todo o processo. Palavras-Chave: Saúde da família; Atenção Primária à Saúde; Hipertensão Arterial; Diabetes.