Women, Work, and (Re)Marriage: Entrepreneurship among Swahili Women in Coastal Tanzania

Today, women prefer divorce to polygyny and imagine an independent life, in which they can provide for themselves and their children. The effect of their informal entrepreneurial activities has transformed their options, within and outside of marriage.

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Published in:Africa today 2016-03, Vol.62 (3), p.111-131
Main Author: Keefe, Susi
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
African languages
Analysis
Anthropological research
Divorce
Entrepreneurship
Husbands
Love
Marriage
Men
Muslims
Personal relationships
Polygyny
Sex role
Sex roles
Social aspects
Wives
Women
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Summary:Today, women prefer divorce to polygyny and imagine an independent life, in which they can provide for themselves and their children. The effect of their informal entrepreneurial activities has transformed their options, within and outside of marriage.
ISSN:0001-9887
1527-1978
DOI:10.2979/africatoday.62.3.111