The limits of instrumentalism: Informal work and gendered cycles of food insecurity in Mozambique

Main author: Stevano, Sara
Format: Journal Article           
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description The instrumentalist literature suggests that women can help achieve household food security if they have access to productive resources but do not become overburdened as a result. This paper seeks to assess the relevance of this literature by exploring the gendered cycles of food insecurity in the context of women’s informal labour in northern Mozambique. It considers the relation between women and food security as embedded in the broader socio-economic setting, and finds that the interaction of different forms of deprivation, such as lack of secure employment and conflicting labour demands, generates food insecurity.
format Journal Article
author Stevano, Sara
author_facet Stevano, Sara
authorStr Stevano, Sara
author_letter Stevano, Sara
title The limits of instrumentalism: Informal work and gendered cycles of food insecurity in Mozambique
publisher Taylor and Francis
publishDate 2019
url https://eprints.soas.ac.uk/32181/