Dolan, Catherine

In recent years bottom-of-the-pyramid (BoP) models have emerged as a popular strategy for offering poor women the opportunity to earn an income by distributing goods and services door-to-door. In this article, we explore one recent example of BoP entrepreneurship: the CARE Bangladesh Rural Sales Program (RSP). The RSP is a partnership between CARE and several […]

Increasing numbers of corporations are vying to capture one of the largest untapped consumer markets – the world’s poor – in ways that are not only economically profitable but socially responsible. One type of initiative that has gained increased traction is trading partnerships between multinational corporations and women’s informal exchange networks, creating micro-enterprise opportunities that […]

The introduction of new export crops in the early 1990s upset the customary division of labour between men and women in Meru District, Kenya, and led to conflict over land, labour, and income. Women’s workload increased; their earnings did not. They responded by turning to ‘born-again’ Christianity for support, and by resorting to traditional witchcraft […]