negotiating gender in low-income Caïro
- Categories
- Book/Boek
- Creator
- El-Kholy, Heba Aziz
- Publish Year
- 2002
- Shelfmark
- B3966 - B
- Thesaurus
- inkomen, armoede, dagelijks leven, rolgedrag, netwerken, huwelijksbetalingen, steden, Egypte
- Description
- This study of labouring women in four Cairo neighbourhoods shows them vigorously confronting gender inequalities. Mindful of their sexual reputations, they see marriage less as oppression, more as a risky entry into the 'real' world of womanhood. These women can be strong in negotiations over marriage contracts, and wage-rates.