Women bargaining with patriarchy in coastal Kenya

What is it about?

Drawing on an ethnographic study in Mijikenda people in coastal Kenya, this paper explores women's negotiations with patriarchy over everyday food provisioning.

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Why is it important?

This paper highlight that household food security is not about incomes and stock of food in the kitchen but about negotiations with people who have resources. informal small-scale fisheries organised based on social connections are so important for both poor women and men to sustain their household food security.