Rubin, D.2016-04-192016-04-192011Presented for the Women and Minority Artists and Scholars Lecture Series (WMASLS), Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, 20 March 20114845_Rubin_Markets_and_Development.pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/69074This presentation provides an overview of women's role in development and local and regional markets. The author outlines constraints to women's participation in these markets, as well as gender gaps between countries in west and east Africa. The Agribusiness and Trade Promotion Project in west Africa and the Competitiveness and Trade Expansion Project in East Africa are also introduced.application/pdfen-USIn CopyrightLocal marketsSocial movementsWomenGenderEmpowermentCommunity developmentAfricaGenderMarketsGender dimensions frameworkFarm/Enterprise Scale Field ScalePresentation