"If my wife earns more than me, she will force me to do what she wants" : Women's economic empowerment and family caregiving dynamics in Tanzania

Women's economic empowerment is recognized as a fundamental component of gender equality and global development. Despite a significant body of evidence highlighting the positive effects of women's labor force participation in low- and middle-income countries, relatively few studies have ex...

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Veröffentlicht in:World development. - 1999. - 179(2024) vom: 06. Juli
1. Verfasser: Bhojani, Alina (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Alsager, Alya, McCann, Juliet K, Joachim, Damas, Kabati, Mary, Jeong, Joshua
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2024
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:World development
Schlagworte:Journal Article Tanzania family relationships parenting qualitative research women’s economic empowerment women’s employment
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