Accumulation of assets to enable the diversification of activities
has been established as crucial in helping the rural poor escape
poverty. The empowerment of women has been identified as a way to
overcome inefficiencies in the allocation of resources within the
family and so improve agrarian households' productivity. However,
achieving diversification is not necessarily empowering for women
and some initiatives may worsen their position.
This book uses the information collected in original household
surveys conducted in rural areas in four countries to investigate
the links between women's position in the household,
diversification strategies, labour market participation and poverty
reduction. The book centres on country-specific chapters that
provide an in-depth focus on an issue of relevance to the location
and that tease out the interplay between female empowerment and
development in that context. In particular, the chapters
examine:
- Landlessness in Ethiopia
- Feminization of the agricultural labour market in Andhra
Pradesh, India
- Female labour supply and women's power within the household in
Uganda
- Disadvantages faced by female-headed households in
Zimbabwe
The analysis calls for caution in assuming that labour market
expansion necessarily acts to empower women and emphasizes the role
female access to assets can have in facilitating diversification
and escaping poverty. It will appeal to all those studying
development economics, with particular interest in areas such as
diversification, poverty and female empowerment.
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