Our latest study compares men’s and women’s reporting of household food insecurity in northern Ghana, where we find differences even among husbands and wives living within the same household.
Household food insecurity estimates were lower on average for men than women’s estimates.
There is also a statistically significant decrease in men’s estimates when compared to women’s.
Men’s and women’s estimates within the same household varied widely for both the scale and prevalence of household food insecurity.
This study shows that husband’s and wives’ perspectives differed greatly, which raises important questions about the reliability of household food insecurity measures.
It also raises the need for further questioning of the reliability of household-level measures on poverty, well-being, and other phenomena more generally.
This study points to the need to consider gendered experiences and knowledge of food insecurity.
See the study here.
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