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POLICIES AND POVERTY ALLEVIATION

AN EXAMINATION OF GENDERED DIMENSIONS OF MARKET ACTIVITY

Less tangible constraints

ALSO CONTRIBUTE TO WOMEN INVOLVMENT

Tangible constraints exist

TO WOMEN'S INVOLVEMENT

How do less-poor households

DIVERSIFY TO ACHIEVE ASSET ACCUMULATION AND STEADY INCOME?

What factors do diversification

EFFORTS REQUIRE???
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"It's not just the existence of markets that is crucial

BUT ALSO THE SOCIAL RELATIONS SURROUNDING THEM."
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What are some of the issues women

MAY FACE WHEN WANTING TO JOIN MARKET ACTIVITIES?

Women are subverting

EXISTING MALE-DOMINATED STRUCTURES...
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According to Horrell,

2 CRUCIAL ELEMENTS TO INVOLVEMENT OF WOMEN...

"last year I cultivated sweet potatoes...

THE HUSBAND TOOK A LOT OF THE MONEY AND SQUANDERED IT..."
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Dimensions of microfinance

IN AFRICA
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"Waged work can be a way out of poverty

BUT IT IS NOT ALWAYS EMPOWERING."
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