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Relationality and Economic Empowerment: The Role of Men in Supporting and Undermining Women’s Pathways

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  • Ceridwen Spark
  • Timothy L. M. Sharp
  • Gina Koczberski

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Within development projects, empowerment is often construed in narrow terms, and increasingly in relation to economic empowerment. Feminist scholars have recently argued the need to bring back a more encompassing view of empowerment, which pays greater attention to relationality and changes in consciousness. In this article, we focus on one aspect of relationality – women’s relationships with men. Drawing on three case studies of women’s business success in Papua New Guinea, we argue men are pivotal in supporting and undermining women’s economic opportunities. Offering support to recent work on women’s empowerment which emphasizes both women’s relationships with men, and the specificity of contexts into account, our article contributes to current debates in gender and development.

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  • Ceridwen Spark & Timothy L. M. Sharp & Gina Koczberski, 2021. "Relationality and Economic Empowerment: The Role of Men in Supporting and Undermining Women’s Pathways," Journal of Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 57(7), pages 1138-1153, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:jdevst:v:57:y:2021:i:7:p:1138-1153
    DOI: 10.1080/00220388.2020.1850697
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    1. Timothy L. M. Sharp & Mark Busse & R. Michael Bourke, 2022. "Market update: Sixty years of change in Papua New Guineaʼs fresh food marketplaces," Asia and the Pacific Policy Studies, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 9(3), pages 483-515, September.

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