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Sylvia Chant was affiliated with the London School of Economics and Political Science in the United Kingdom. Their research contributions primarily fall within the social sciences, with a specific focus on sociology and political science. Their work intersected with several subfields, including general health professions, gender studies, and safety research.

Chant's scholarly output covered a range of topics related to migration, labor dynamics, social inequality, and gender. Key themes in their research included:

  • Migration and Labor Dynamics
  • Homelessness and Social Issues
  • Sex Work and Related Issues
  • Income, Poverty, and Inequality
  • Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics
  • Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare

Their recent publications included the following papers:

  • "Geography and gender, hindsight and foresight: A feminist development geographer's reflections on: 'How the Other Half Lives: The Geographical Study of Women'," 2020, published in Area
  • "Feminization of Poverty," 2020, published in The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology
  • "Knowing Gendered Poverty in the Global South: A Protracted Path to Progress?," 2024, published in London School of Economics and Political Science Research Online

Throughout their career, Chant collaborated with various scholars, notably including Sarah Bradshaw and Brian Linneker. These collaborations contributed to interdisciplinary perspectives within their fields of study.

Their work was disseminated through established academic venues such as:

  • Area
  • The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology
  • London School of Economics and Political Science Research Online

Best Publications

  • The ‘Feminisation of Poverty’ and the ‘Feminisation’ of Anti-Poverty Programmes: Room for Revision?

    Sylvia Chant

  • Women-Headed Households: Diversity and Dynamics in the Developing World

    Sylvia Chant;Jo Campling

  • Gender and migration in developing countries.

    Sylvia H. Chant

  • Fixing women or fixing the world? ‘Smart economics’, efficiency approaches, and gender equality in development

    Sylvia Chant;Caroline Sweetman

  • Women in the Third World: Gender Issues in Rural and Urban Areas

    Lynne Brydon;Sylvia H. Chant

  • Women and Survival in Mexican Cities: Perspectives on Gender, Labour Markets and Low Income Households

    Sylvia H. Chant

  • Gender, Generation and Poverty: Exploring the Feminisation of Poverty in Africa, Asia and Latin America

    Sylvia H. Chant

  • Migration and development: the importance of gender.

    Chant S;Radcliffe Sa

  • Re‐thinking the “Feminization of Poverty” in Relation to Aggregate Gender Indices

    Sylvia Chant

  • Cities through a “gender lens”: a golden “urban age” for women in the global South?:

    Sylvia Chant

  • Women-headed households: poorest of the poor? Perspectives from Mexico, Costa Rica and the Philippines

    Sylvia Chant

  • Mainstreaming men into gender and development: debates, reflections and experiences

    Sylvia H. Chant;Matthew Gutmann

  • Female household headship and the feminisation of poverty : facts, fictions and forward strategies

    Sylvia Chant

  • Households, gender and rural-urban migration: reflections on linkages and considerations for policy:

    Sylvia Chant

  • Women, gender and the informal economy:An assessment of ILO research and suggested ways forward

    Sylvia Chant;Carolyn Pedwell

  • Women of a Lesser Cost: Female Labour, Foreign Exchange and Philippine Development

    Sylvia H. Chant;Cathy McIlwaine

  • Gender in Latin America

    Sylvia H. Chant;Nikki Craske

  • Dangerous Equations? How Female‐headed Households Became the Poorest of the Poor: Causes, Consequences and Cautions

    Sylvia Chant

  • Single-parent families: choice or constraint? The formation of female-headed households in Mexican shanty towns

    Sylvia Chant

  • Geographies of Development in the 21st Century: An Introduction to the Global South

    Sylvia H. Chant;Cathy McIlwaine

  • Household Decisions, Gender and Development: A Synthesis of Recent Research

    Sylvia Chant

Frequent Co-Authors

Sarah A. Radcliffe
Sarah A. Radcliffe University of Cambridge

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