Few countries have undergone the political, social, and economic changes that South Africa has in recent years. A workshop takes place this month in Pretoria to explore how women are coping in this fluid environment. For women, social capital the breadth, depth, and quality of an individual s link to other individuals helps them keep their households from falling further into poverty in the aftermath of an economic calamity. For men, the link to other groups is often the key to moving their households out of poverty altogether. In mid-December, research teams will meet in Addis Ababa for the final workshop to discuss how control of assets by women and men affects household decisionmaking.
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