Rural development planning and the sexual division of labour: a case study of a moslem hausa village in northern Nigeria

Longhurst R.

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Abstract: ILO pub-wep pub. Working paper on islamic rural women (hausa married women) in rural development in northern Nigeria - presents a village case study on the impact of sexual division of labour (men and woman worker roles in farming, food processing and retail marketing) and of social structure (social class, access to education, agricultural credit, to land ownership, etc.) On wage rates, income and employment opportunity. Bibliography pp. 34 and 35 and statistical table.

Keywords: Islam.; rural women; married women; rural development; village; case study; sexual division of labour; men; women workers; farming; food processing; retail marketing; social structure; social class.; access to education; agricultural credit; land ownership; wage rate; income; employment opportunity; statistical table; islam; femmes rurales; femmes mariées; développement rural; village; étude de cas; division du travail basée sur le sexe; hommes; travailleuses; agroexploitation; traitement des aliments; vente au détail; structure sociale; classe sociale; accès à l'éducation; crédit agricole; propriété foncière; taux des salaires; revenu; possibilités d'emploi; tableau statistique; islam; mujeres rurales; mujeres casadas; desarrollo rural; pueblo; estudio de casos; división del trabajo por sexo; hombres; trabajadoras; cultivo de la tierra; elaboración de alimentos; comercialización al por menor; estructura social; clase social; acceso a la educación; crédito agrícola; propiedad de la tierra; tasa de salario; ingreso; oportunidades de empleo; cuadros estadísticos (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 35 P. pages
Date: 1980
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Published in World Employment Programme research working paper. WEP 10, Rural Employment Policy Research Programme

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