About the Paper

The first page of Jeanine Braithwaite's Paper as published in the Journal of Business Diversity, in 2020.
Abstract

Quantitative studies of female-headed household (FHH) poverty in Senegal suggest that they are less poor, in contrast to the common perception that FHH in Africa are poorer. We undertook qualitative research in the field to find a far more nuanced picture.

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Journal of Business Diversity
Vol. 20 No. 1 (2020)


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Meet the Author

Jeanine Braithwaite

Jeanine Braithwaite is a Lecturer at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy.  Previously she was Professor of Public Policy. Prior to joining the Batten School in 2009, she was a Senior Economist in the Social Protection Unit at the World Bank’s Human Development Network. Preceding her World Bank service, she worked at the International Monetary Fund and the U.S. Census Bureau, providing technical assistance to the USSR. as well as the newly-independent countries of the former Soviet Union. Braithwaite has taught at Kalamazoo College and Georgetown, George Mason, American and Maryland universities.

Education & Training
● PhD (economics), Duke University
● MA, Georgetown University
● BA, University of Virginia (with High Distinction)