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Gender and Livelihood Diversification: Maasai Women's Market Activities in Northern Tanzania

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East African pastoralists are increasingly diversifying their livelihoods to bring cash into the household. While men dominate these activities, women's contributions to household economies through new market activities make them pivotal players in livelihood diversification. This article compares Maasai women's income-earning activities at local markets with their market activities at the gemstone mining area of Mererani. It shows that women's economic activities simultaneously challenge and reify a pastoral gender system and that this differs according to a woman's family and household status. In addition, it addresses the implications of these processes for rural development initiatives aimed at empowering women.

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  • Nicole M. Smith, 2015. "Gender and Livelihood Diversification: Maasai Women's Market Activities in Northern Tanzania," Journal of Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 51(3), pages 305-318, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:jdevst:v:51:y:2015:i:3:p:305-318
    DOI: 10.1080/00220388.2014.957278
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    1. Hilson, Gavin & Hilson, Abigail & Maconachie, Roy, 2018. "Opportunity or necessity? Conceptualizing entrepreneurship at African small-scale mines," Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Elsevier, vol. 131(C), pages 286-302.

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