Mobility matters: Women's livelihood strategies in Porto Novo, Benin

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dc.contributor.authorMandel, Jennifer L.en
dc.contributor.departmentSustainable Agriculture and Natural Resource Management (SANREM) Knowledgebaseen
dc.coverage.spatialPorto Novoen
dc.coverage.spatialBeninen
dc.coverage.temporal1997 - 1998en
dc.date.accessioned2016-04-19T19:45:45Zen
dc.date.available2016-04-19T19:45:45Zen
dc.date.issued2004en
dc.descriptionMetadata only recorden
dc.description.abstractMobility, or lack thereof, represents a major constraint for women entrepreneurs in west Africa. However, very little research has been focused directly upon this mediator. This study sought to reveal the influence of mobility upon women's livelihoods as well as the impact of socio-economic conditions upon mobility. Questionnaires (N=522) and in-depth interviews (N=15) were used to assess the mobility of women in Porto Novo, Benin, and its effects on the entrepreneurial activities and livelihoods. Mobility was, in fact, identified as a major factor in the determination of women's livelihood strategies. Social norms as well as the need for childcare in turn determined one's mobility. These indicate the most efficacious mediators to address in interventions concerning women's livelihoods.en
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dc.identifier4046en
dc.identifier.citationGender, Place and Culture 11(2): 257-287en
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1080/0966369042000218482en
dc.identifier.issn0966-369Xen
dc.identifier.issn1360-0524en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/68313en
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.publisherRoutledgeen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2004 Taylor & Francis Ltd.en
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectWomenen
dc.subjectLivelihoodsen
dc.subjectGenderen
dc.subjectMarketing and tradeen
dc.subjectMobilityen
dc.subjectWomen's rolesen
dc.subjectStrategiesen
dc.subjectSustainable livelihoodsen
dc.subjectHome-rangeen
dc.subjectSurveysen
dc.subjectInterviewsen
dc.subjectQuestionnairesen
dc.subjectSocio-economic settingsen
dc.subjectFeminist scholarshipen
dc.subjectFarm/Enterprise Scaleen
dc.titleMobility matters: Women's livelihood strategies in Porto Novo, Beninen
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