Although women, but not men, were adversely affected by the 1994-95 drought, they did not bear the effects equally. Women in poor households and daughters generally bore the brunt of the shock. An ex ante private coping strategy, the accumulation of livestock, protected women who could afford it against the adverse consequences of drought. By contrast, ex post public responses were not effective, though this finding should be treated with caution. Download full-text discussion paper .
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