num_pages: 34
description: This is an uplifting and inspiring story of how the women of Burkina Faso beat globalization and became economically empowered largely through their own efforts - and the wonderful natural resource the shea tree pictured on the front cover. Shea butter is now a highly-prized ingredient in the products of the international cosmetics industry. Through organizing themselves into collectives and co-operatives tens of thousands of women in Burkina Faso have seen their living standards increase. An inspirational story!
language: English
title: Women's Gold: Female Empowerment in Burkina Faso
publisher: Red Axe Writers' Collective