Examining the role of gender norms in perpetuating the cycle of poverty through Child Labor

• Project/Area Number: 24K21028
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: Basic Section 80030:Gender studies-related
• Research Institution: Tohoku University
• Principal Investigator: キーニ ミナクシ 東北大学, 農学研究科, 助教 (20868517)
• Project Period (FY): 2024-04-01 – 2028-03-31
• Project Status: Granted (Fiscal Year 2024)
• Budget Amount: ¥4,550,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,050,000); Fiscal Year 2027: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000); Fiscal Year 2026: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000); Fiscal Year 2025: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000); Fiscal Year 2024: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
• Keywords: Gender Norms / Poverty / Child Labor

Outline of Research at the Start

Exploring socio-cultural factors perpetuating child labor in South Asia by examining gender, cultural norms, and poverty's role by Comparing patrilineal, matrilineal societies in Bangladesh, India, Nepal through household surveys, statistical analysis.