Sylvia Chant

Awards

Leverhulme Major Research Fellowship, 2003-06; Nuffield Foundation Social Science Research Fellowship, 1994-95;

Experience Keywords

Costa Rica; Gambia; Latin America; Mexico; Philippines; developing countries; development; family; feminisation of poverty; gender; household livelihoods; households; housing; lone mother households; masculinities; men; migration; poverty; urban informal economy; urbanisation; youth

Research Summary

Gender and development, broadly defined, with particular interests in families and households, lone parenthood, female-headed households, men and masculinities, migration, employment, housing, urban informal economy, poverty, feminisation of poverty, and household livelihoods. Area specialisms in Latin America (Costa Rica and Mexico), West Africa (The Gambia), and Southeast Asia (Philippines).

In 2011, Professor Chant was made a Fellow of the RSA in recognition of her expertise and exploration of gender issues within geographical development.

Research Countries

Costa Rica; Gambia; Latin America; Mexico; Philippines; Southeast Asia; West Africa

Languages

French [Spoken: Basic, Written: Basic]; Italian [Spoken: Basic, Written: Basic]; Spanish [Spoken: Intermediate, Written: Intermediate]; Wollof [Spoken: Basic, Written: Basic]