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Gender Inequality in Cotton Production and Marketing Co-operative Societies

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dc.contributor.author Msonganzila, Margreth M.
dc.date.accessioned 2024-11-06T08:16:12Z
dc.date.available 2024-11-06T08:16:12Z
dc.date.issued 2004
dc.identifier.uri http://repository.mocu.ac.tz/xmlui/handle/123456789/1677
dc.description.abstract Gender inequality in cotton production and marketing cooperative societies is an action oriented research aiming at examining gender issues in cotton production and marketing so that to propose possible solutions for addressing gender inequality. Generally, the research findings indicate that the societal structures and the existing cooperative institutions in the study areas are patriarchy based and male dominated, resulting into gender inequality between men and women. Tllis situation has social and economic implications as it leads to underutilization of human resources and widens segregation and discrimination of women. The phenomenon has been ascribed to a variety of legal, cultural, social and historical constraints. In the study areas respondents admitted that, the main cause of this situation is the socialization and upbringing of children, and the customs, culture and traditions of this particular society as the main agents for social construction of gender identity. Cooperative legal framework and lack of cooperative institutional commitment were also mentioned as one of the impeding factors towards women involvement in these traditional cooperatives. The study therefore proposes strategies for gender integration in AMCOs. These include among others; the need for further field research to ascertain women's constraints and needs, gender sensitization for men and women, special education and training for women, and the need for revision of cooperative policy and legislation en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Moshi University College of Co-operative and Business Studies en_US
dc.subject Gender en_US
dc.subject Inequality en_US
dc.subject Cotton en_US
dc.subject Production en_US
dc.subject Marketing en_US
dc.subject Co-operative en_US
dc.subject Societies en_US
dc.title Gender Inequality in Cotton Production and Marketing Co-operative Societies en_US
dc.title.alternative The Case of Selected Co-operatives in Misungwi and Kahama Districts en_US
dc.type Other en_US


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