Introduction… what happens during the first months and years of life absolutely does matter,
not because this period of development provides an indelible blueprint for adult well-being …

This book analyses the specific demographic implications and conditioning factors of
women's experience of poverty. By investigating the different experiences that women in …

This is the final book in a three-part series that is based on a large-scale study that gathered
the views, experiences, and aspirations of more than 60 000 poor men and women from 60 …

On 18 March 2009 it will be the tenth anniversary of Tony Blair's commitment to eradicate
child poverty. This ten-year milestone not only gives pause for thought about the difference …

Urban Girls, published in 1996, was one of the first volumes to showcase the lives of girls
growing up in contexts of urban poverty and sometimes racism and violence. It spoke …

In this book the authors examine in depth the lives of inner-city adolescent mothers, going
beyond stereotypes to illuminate the diverse pathways to young adulthood taken by these …

Failing women, sustaining poverty: Page 1 Failing women, sustaining poverty: Gender in
Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers Report for the UK Gender and Development Network by Ann …

This paper draws on a systematic review of qualitative research to explore the resilient
mothering practices that young, British, working-class mothers employ to care for their …

The series focuses on the interface between childhood studies and international
development. Children and young people often feature as targets of development or are …

The series focuses on the interface between childhood studies and international
development. Children and young people often feature as targets of development or are …