 | Daughters of Sysiphus |
 |  | Premises of the study |
|  | Premise one |
| | Premise two |
| | Premise three |
| | The need for this study |
| | Jamaica - A background |
| | Population |
| | Natural hazards and disasters |
| | Economy |
| | Politics |
| | Urban kingston |
| | Historical aspects of the household in Jamaica |
| | Shelter policies |
| | The construction labour force |
| | Overview of findings and recommendations |
| | Household distribution |
| | Occupations and education |
| | Expenditure |
| | Savings and loans |
| | Density |
| | Tenure and mobility |
| | Physical and social infrastructure |
| | The building process |
| | Methodology |
| | Low-income household survey |
| | Case studies |
| | Methodological issues |
| | Education and occupations |
| | Education |
| | Occupations |
| | The stories behind the figures |
| | Recommendations |
| | Expenditure |
| | Expenditure on shelter |
| | Expenditure on food |
| | The stories behind the figures |
| | How to spend a windfall |
| | The stories behind the windfall figures |
| | Differences between men and women in money management |
| | Spending on entertainment |
| | Recommendations |
| | Savings and loans |
| | Savings |
| | Attitudes towards the partner |
| | Choices of form of saving |
| | Recommendations |
| | Density |
| | Household size |
| | Number of people per room |
| | The yard |
| | The experience behind the figures |
| | Recommendation |
| | Mobility and tenure |
| | Mobility |
| | The stories behind the figures |
| | The experience behind the figures |
| | Recommendations |
| | Infrastructure - physical and social |
| | Water |
| | Electricity |
| | Fuel |
| | Garbage |
| | Social infrastructure |
| | Recommendations |
| | The building process |
| | Building a house |
| | Investing in improvements |
| | The stories behind the figures |
| | Vulnerability to natural hazards |
| | Recommendations |
| | Conclusions, guidelines and further research |
| | Some guidelines for public-sector housing and shelter agencies |
| | Suggestions for further research |
| | Bibliography |
| | Annexes |
| | Annex I - Glossary of terms |
| | Annex II - Overview of the women who served as case studies |
| | Annex III - Lena |
Daughters of Sysiphus
A study of gender-related behaviour differences in the search for shelter among low-income heads of household in Kingston, Jamaica
United Nations Centre for Human Settlements (Habitat) Nairobi, 1990
This document was prepared by Ms. R. Mcleod as an input to the inter-regional Seminar to Promote the Participation of Women in the Global Strategy, for Shelter to the Year 2000, held at the headquarters of the United Nations Centre for Human Settlements (Habitat), Nairobi, from 4 to 8 December 1988.
The views expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of the United Nations.
The photographic materials has been provided by Ms. Mcleod and the Centre acknowledges with thanks her permission to use them.
HS/166/89E
ISBN 92 - 1-13 1087-3
Jamaica
Metropolitan Kingston
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