Women, migration, environment and rural development policy in Brazil
DR. ROSA ESTER ROSSINI
DR. SONIA ALVES CALIÓ
Researcher at NEMGE-USP
Population Programme Service (SDWP)* Women and Population Division
*For further information, contact point
Fax: (39 06) 5705 5490
e-mail: [email protected]
Sustainable Development Department
FAO
This has been prepared by Dr. Rosa Ester Rossini, Professor of the Department of Geography, University of Sao Paulo and researcher at NEMGE-USP and Dr. Sonia Alves Calió, Researcher at NEMGE-USP with the financial assistance of the UNFPA Technical Support System.
The current situation of Brazilian women
The situation of women in rural areas
A case study: women in cane straw at São Paulo estate
The double work burden: work at home and in the field
Women, environment and quality of life in Brazil: current technical-scientific stage
Women at work in agriculture and responsibilities related to the environment
Annex I. Table 1 - Urban and rural population and rate of urbanisation 1991
Annex II. Table 2 - Population by sex 1991
Annex III. Table 3 - Life expectancy at birth, by sex, according to region 1980-1990
Annex IV. Table 4 - Life expectancy at birth, according monthly family income 1984
Annex V. Table 5 - Rate of infant mortality, by sex, according to regions 1980 - 1990
Annex VI. Table 6 - Number of poor incidence of absolute poverty 1980 - 1990
Annex VII. Table 7 - Poor and indigent population, according to region and strata 1990
