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Title:Access to paid work and women's empowerment in Rwanda
Author:Bayisenge, JeannetteISNI
Year:2010
Periodical:Rwanda journal, Series B, Social sciences
Volume:19
Pages:84-106
Language:English
Geographic term:Rwanda
Subjects:women's employment
empowerment
Abstract:This paper explores the issue of women's empowerment in Rwanda. It sheds light specifically on the issue of women's access to paid work. It posits that employability of women in paid jobs is a contributor to their empowerment and societal growth. It uses two case studies of casual, low-skilled women workers in the Cooperative 'Abahuzamugambi' (AKM), situated in a rural area, and OCIR Café, located in Kigali, the capital of Rwanda. The sample comprises 48 respondents, namely 8 widows, 8 married women and 8 young girls from each of the two cases. Empirical data were collected through focus group discussions and semi-structured interviews. These data collection methods aimed at exploring the perceptions, attitudes and individual views of these women who are mostly illiterate and who often have few alternatives in terms of access to paid jobs. The findings of the research suggest that the majority of women working in AKM were able to fulfill their needs soon after getting their job as compared to those who remained in Kigali. Thus the way in which paid work empowers women depends on where they are working (rural or urban), the kind of job (stable or unstable, formal or informal) and the amount of money they earn. Bibliogr., note, sum. [Journal abstract, edited]
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