title: Women in the household economy: managing multiple roles.
abstract: The following article describes the strategies of a group of rural Kenyan market women for coordinating their various family responsibilities: subsistence production, income generation, child rearing, and household maintenance. By approaching the study of these women through their income-generating role, which is essential to the performance of their other roles, this analysis provides an important éntree for understanding all aspects of women's behavior.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004467:Economics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007182:Income; D007630:Kenya; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009790:Occupations; D012951:Socialization; D014930:Women