Women are weak when they are amongst men: the participation of women in rural water commitees in South Africa
OUTPUT TYPE: Monograph (Book)
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2002
TITLE AUTHOR(S): C.D.L.Hemson
KEYWORDS: RURAL COMMUNITIES, WATER SERVICE DELIVERY, WOMEN
Print: HSRC Library: shelf number 2558
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/8059
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/8059
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2002
TITLE AUTHOR(S): C.D.L.Hemson
KEYWORDS: RURAL COMMUNITIES, WATER SERVICE DELIVERY, WOMEN
Print: HSRC Library: shelf number 2558
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/8059
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/8059
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Abstract
An examination of the cultural push-and-pull factors influencing the participation of women in the management of rural water committees, a key component of the post-apartheid government's rural service delivery efforts-
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