dc.contributor.author | Njiro, Esther | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2013-05-12T12:58:46Z | |
dc.date.available | 2013-05-12T12:58:46Z | |
dc.date.issued | 1990 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/22588 | |
dc.description.abstract | This Study examines sexual division of labour and its impact
on Qender relations amonq smallholder teafarminQ households of
Embu ditrict. It addresses problems women face as a result of
capitalization and commercialization of production which have been
~deplored in many studies. Among these are increased workload and
remunerations which are not commensurate to their labour input.
The justification for this study 1ies on the choice of the
~geographical site. the target population and the approach taken.
Embu people. particularly women in commercialized production
have not been studied by anthropologists before. The author felt
a need to examine the effects of commercial agriculture on women's
work allocations a lonq a cultural bias. This· is more important
currently when cultural approaches to development are gainning
popularity in Kenya.
This study is guided by the reproduction model of the Marxist
feminists which the author finds appropriate for investigating and
analysis gender roles and relations. In addition. the model has
allowance and potential for the identification of the basic tenets
and assumptions of role allocations and power between sexes in a
historical perspective.
The research decision makes use of a variety of ways to collect
and analyse data. Documentary sources.participant observation.
time-use surveys and interviews were amonq the methods used· to
obtain Quantitative and Qualitative information.
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It was found that agricultural activities before adoptions of
commercialized tea production in the area has initiated socioeconomic
differentiation amonq households. It is these that have
been intensified by tea production; currently. there are
relatively more marked hierarchies based on the size of tea
farms.use of labourers. the on and aqe of a household
member's) amonq others.Consequently labor prioritization to
livestock. food production and other household activities is in
acute competition with that directed to tea production.
Fut'thet'mot'e.a1thouqh tea product ion has increased women's
workload qenerally. it has brouqht some advantaqes for some. Most
tea producinq household~ have relativ~ly more incomes than before.
betterhousinq. clothinq and other amenities in their houses. Even
thouqh tea production has aqqrav~ted family conflicts. there are
some households in which women have qained influen~e over qeneral
manaqement of family incomes. There were remarkable instances
where women have taken advantaqe of available options to neqotiate
their riqhts within their own households. It was clear that most
women recoqnise the importance and relationship between the in
labour contributions in tea production and their own well beinq now
and in future .
In conclusion. the study revealed that commercial tea
product; ion may have a promising future for Embu women, their
increased workload not withstanding | en |
dc.description.sponsorship | The university of Nairobi | en |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.subject | tea production on women's work and labour Allocations in Embu district | en |
dc.title | Effects of tea production on women's work and labour Allocations in Embu district | en |
dc.type | Thesis | en |
local.publisher | School of Business | en |