Women and Rural Employment - Fighting Poverty by Redefining Gender Roles

Soline de Villard

No 5EN, FAO - Economic and Social Perspectives from Economic and Social Development Department of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Abstract: About three quarters of the world’s poor live in rural areas. Among those, women constitute a particularly vulnerable, yet crucially important group for social and economic development. Investing in rural women is thus not only a moral imperative; it can also be a promising strategy to effectively fight poverty and hunger.

Keywords: rural development; gender; equality; women; employment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J16 J43 R11 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
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Date: 2009

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