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Informal Sector Innovations

Author : Mammo Muchie
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317372018
Total Pages : 179 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (173 download)

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Download or read book Informal Sector Innovations written by Mammo Muchie and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-10-02 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is well documented that the space of informal economic activity is rising across the globe. This rise has been particularly significant in the least developed and developing countries, especially after the onset of neo-liberal policies and withdrawal of welfare state. There has also been a shift in academic thinking on informal sector, with attempts being made to understand the contribution of informal sector in generating employment and economic growth rather than focusing solely on exploitative labour conditions in these economic activities. Indeed, with the retreat of welfare state and the introduction of contract labour in the formal sector, many issues related to occupational hazards and improper labour conditions do not remain unique to the informal sectors of the economy, particularly in less developed countries. This volume addresses a specific concern: the issue of knowledge generation and innovative activities, which lies at the core of sustained competitive advantage of these activities. The chapters in this book were originally published in the African Journal of Science Technology Innovation and Development.

The Political Economy of Development in Kenya

Author : Kempe Ronald Hope, Sr.
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1441138935
Total Pages : 215 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (411 download)

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Book Synopsis The Political Economy of Development in Kenya by : Kempe Ronald Hope, Sr.

Download or read book The Political Economy of Development in Kenya written by Kempe Ronald Hope, Sr. and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2011-12-01 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kenya is a country of geopolitical and economic importance in East Africa. It shares borders with unstable states such as Somalia and Sudan while being a hub for trade, communication, finance, and transportation across the region. Although relatively stable since its independence in 1963, the country still faces poverty, inequality, and corruption. In addition, the contested election of 2007 led to severe ethnic strife that tested its political stability, leading to a new constitution in 2010. This unique survey by a leading expert on the region provides a critical analysis of the socio-economic development in Kenya from a political economy perspective. It highlights Kenya's transition from being a centralized state to having a clear separation of powers and analyzes key issues such as economic growth, urbanization, corruption, and reform. The book identifies Kenya's key socio-development problems and offers solutions to improve both governance and economic performance, making it an essential resource to researchers, academics, and policy makers working on development issues and African politics.

Informal Employment in Emerging and Transition Economies

Author : Solomon W. Polachek
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
ISBN 13 : 178052787X
Total Pages : 307 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (85 download)

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Book Synopsis Informal Employment in Emerging and Transition Economies by : Solomon W. Polachek

Download or read book Informal Employment in Emerging and Transition Economies written by Solomon W. Polachek and published by Emerald Group Publishing. This book was released on 2012-04-17 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Informality and informal employment are wide-spread and growing phenomena in all regions of the world, particularly in low and middle income economies. This volume sheds light on the incidence and persistence of informality and the role of institutions and government regulations, and offers insights into issues such as how labor and tax regulations

Social Security Outside the Realm of the Employment Contract

Author : Mies Westerveld
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1788113403
Total Pages : 297 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (881 download)

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Book Synopsis Social Security Outside the Realm of the Employment Contract by : Mies Westerveld

Download or read book Social Security Outside the Realm of the Employment Contract written by Mies Westerveld and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2019 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All over the world countries face the challenge of inadequate social security coverage for workers without an employment contact. In countries of the global south, this phenomenon is a natural consequence of large informal economies. Countries in the global north increasingly witness the same issue, due to growing labour market flexibility (flex contracts, dependent self-employment, digitization of labour). In this book authors from both hemispheres exchange insights, experiments and practices with the intention of finding better ways to deal with the social security challenges facing workers.

Informal Public Transport in Practice

Author : Meleckidzedeck Khayesi
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317116860
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (171 download)

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Book Synopsis Informal Public Transport in Practice by : Meleckidzedeck Khayesi

Download or read book Informal Public Transport in Practice written by Meleckidzedeck Khayesi and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-03-03 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Transport discourse often concentrates on what is missing from transport policy and practice in developing countries vis-à-vis high-income countries rather than articulating local creativity in responding to transport needs as revealed in informal public transport modes such as matatu, motorcycle, bicycle and animal transport. This book helps to correct some of the tendency of inadequate contextualization of knowledge, technology and practice learning and transfer from one setting to another in transport and other development programmes. While countries such as Kenya have ambitions to develop their transport systems to fit into the globalized transport system, they also need to plan transport for ordinary life in both urban and rural areas. The matatu service, provided by privately-owned transport carriers, can be seen as a mirror of the life of Kenya, revealing how indigenous African entrepreneurship and capitalism straddles various economic, political and social systems. This book offers a phenomenological and situated analysis of the matatu entrepreneurship in the political economy of Kenya and its embeddedness in society. By adopting a social science approach, this book highlights a number of political, social and practical issues to demonstrate the matatu is not a decontextualized, disembodied and lifeless piece of moving metal carrying people and goods but rather part of a self-organizing industry, with its own logic of practice. This book is dedicated to Ajanga Khayesi.

(Re)membering Kenya Vol 2

Author : George Gona
Publisher : African Books Collective
ISBN 13 : 9966028455
Total Pages : 234 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (66 download)

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Download or read book (Re)membering Kenya Vol 2 written by George Gona and published by African Books Collective. This book was released on 2013-12-29 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Out of the first series of public lectures titled (Re) membering Kenya organised by the Volume editors together with Twaweza Communications and supported by the Goethe Institut Kenya, The Ford Foundation and the Institute for International Education, and whose key outcome was the publication of Remembering Kenya Vol.1 (2010) grew a second round of lecture series. The second series took cognisance of the fact that the problems that bedevil Kenya as a nation go far beyond questions of culture and identity that Volume 1 dealt with. Thus, the second presentations revolved mainly around issues of economics, governance and power. The awareness of the role and/or lack of equity and social justice in causing Kenyas persistent problems informed all these presentations. Issues of how to bring marginalised groups into the mainstream were discussed. This Volume, in part, arises from the second presentations. The authors of chapters attempt to provide answers to the question: what entails (re)membering in post-conflict Kenya? From their work, it is clear that there is a lot to (re)member in Kenya, and many ways in which to reconfigure project Kenya. (Re)membering is re-thinking and re organising our ways of doing things. It entails a juggling of priorities; between peace and reconciliation, peace and justice, and seeking justice and reconciliation without undermining peace, all of which are arduous exercises. Reconciling misconceptions about places, issues and people is part of this reconstitution too. New pathways require being embraced, past mistakes (individual and collective) acknowledged and giving earnest meaning to the vow never again! Yet, as observed in this Volume, Kenyans must be vigilant against individuals and groups that have often resisted change. There are also material constraints to the achievement of the various economic activities that come with reconfiguring the Kenyan nation. Worse still there exist certain cultural underpinnings that continue to have a debilitating effect on efforts to forge a sustainable peace after conflict. These aspects require deep reflection and honest work. In part, the contributors to this Volume suggest how it can be done. There is a hint in these chapters that we need to find new organizing spaces and principles on which a new Kenya can move forward. Equally, debating the very meanings of social justice and reconciliation against the background of potential conflict should be a project of this endeavor. Questioning and identifying where impunity begun is key to this process. In doing so, we begin liberating ourselves from Kenyan societys deep-rooted impunity. (Re)membering Kenya, after all, calls for a reconstruction of the journey to the conflict in order to find the right balance between the right of remembrance and the duty of forgetfulness.

Women Entrepreneurs and the Myth of ‘Underperformance’

Author : Shumaila Yousafzai
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1786434504
Total Pages : 285 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (864 download)

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Download or read book Women Entrepreneurs and the Myth of ‘Underperformance’ written by Shumaila Yousafzai and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2018-02-23 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'A must read for all entrepreneurship scholars because it helps us to understand and appreciate the real and many roles of women entrepreneurs, their relevance and importance to societies across the World, as well as the challenges and issues women entrepreneurs can face. An exciting and interesting read which presents us with critical questions for the future - thank you.' - Sarah Jack, Lancaster University Management School, UK Taking a fresh look at how performance is defined by examining the institutional power structures and policies, eminent scholars herein explore ways to overcome constrained performance and encourage women?s entrepreneurial activities through a variety of methodological approaches and geographical contexts. Significantly, this book adds a critical perspective to defining ?success? and ?performance?, shattering misconceptions of underperformance in women-owned enterprises. The contributing authors raise questions on the limiting concept of the ?entrepreneur? and have valuable insights into policies to facilitate female entrepreneurs. Instead of taking a one-sided and narrow approach with regards to understanding the entrepreneurship performance phenomenon, this book argues that future researchers should take a fresh look at business performance, considering structural constraints, definitions of success and other socio-political factors. Scholars in the fields of entrepreneurship, gender studies, and institutional theory, as well as those who have a general interest in critical research, will benefit from this progressive step in entrepreneurship research. Contributors include:R. Aidis, A. Akdeniz, H. Baiya, M. Boddington, D. Brozik, J.O. De Castro, L. Delgado-Márquez, S. Dewitt, W. Farraj, A. Fayolle, A.T. Hailemariam, C. Henry, C. Hoyte, B. Irene, J. Johansson, N. Jurik, R. Justo, A. Kamau, P. Kamau, G. Khoury, B. Kroon, A. Lindgreen, J. Lockyer, M. Malmström, M. Milliance, D. Muia, R. Narendran, J. Ndung'u, S. Saeed, N. Sappleton, S. Sheikh, F. Sist, S. Sultan, A. Voitkane, J. Wincent, S. Yousafzai, A. Zapalska

Gender and Citizenship in the Global Age

Author : Amri, Laroussi
Publisher : CODESRIA
ISBN 13 : 2869785895
Total Pages : 350 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (697 download)

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Download or read book Gender and Citizenship in the Global Age written by Amri, Laroussi and published by CODESRIA. This book was released on 2015-03-01 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the major issues this book examines is what the African experience and identity have contributed to the debate on citizenship in the era of globalisation. The volume presents case studies of different African contexts, illustrating the gendered aspects of citizenship as experienced by African men and women. Citizenship carries manifold gendered aspects and given the distinct gender roles and responsibilities, globalisation affects citizenship in different ways. It further examines new forms of citizenship emerging from the current era dominated by a neoliberal focus. The book is not exclusive in terms of theorisation but its focus on African contexts, with an in-depth analysis taking into consideration local culture and practices and their implications for citizenship, provides a good foundation for further scholarly work on gender and citizenship in Africa.

African Markets and the Utu-Ubuntu Business Model. A perspective on economic informality in Nairobi

Author : Njeri Kinyanjui
Publisher : African Books Collective
ISBN 13 : 1928331793
Total Pages : 202 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (283 download)

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Book Synopsis African Markets and the Utu-Ubuntu Business Model. A perspective on economic informality in Nairobi by : Njeri Kinyanjui

Download or read book African Markets and the Utu-Ubuntu Business Model. A perspective on economic informality in Nairobi written by Njeri Kinyanjui and published by African Books Collective. This book was released on 2019-03-06 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The persistence of indigenous African markets in the context of a hostile or neglectful business and policy environment makes them worthy of analysis. An investigation of Afrocentric business ethics is long overdue. Attempting to understand the actions and efforts of informal traders and artisans from their own points of view, and analysing how they organise and get by, allows for viable approaches to be identified to integrate them into global urban models and cultures. Using the utu-ubuntu model to understand the activities of traders and artisans in Nairobis markets, this book explores how, despite being consistently excluded and disadvantaged, they shape urban spaces in and around the city, and contribute to its development as a whole. With immense resilience, and without discarding their own socio-cultural or economic values, informal traders and artisans have created a territorial complex that can be described as the African metropolis. African Markets and the Utu-buntu Business Model sheds light on the ethics and values that underpin the work of traders and artisans in Nairobi, as well as their resilience and positive impact on urbanisation. This book makes an important contribution to the discourse on urban economics and planning in African cities.

Africa's Informal Workers

Author : Ilda Lindell
Publisher : Zed Books Ltd.
ISBN 13 : 1848138334
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (481 download)

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Download or read book Africa's Informal Workers written by Ilda Lindell and published by Zed Books Ltd.. This book was released on 2013-04-04 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Africa's Informal Workers is a vigorous examination of the informalization and casualization of work, which is changing livelihoods in Africa and beyond. Gathering cases from nine countries and cities across sub-Saharan Africa, and from a range of sectors, this volume goes beyond the usual focus on household ‘coping strategies’ and individual agency, addressing the growing number of collective organizations through which informal workers make themselves visible and articulate their demands and interests. The emerging picture is that of a highly diverse landscape of organized actors, providing grounds for tension but also opportunities for alliance. The collection examines attempts at organizing across the formal-informal work spheres, and explores the novel trend of transnational organizing by informal workers. Part of the ground-breaking Africa Now series, Africa’s Informal Workers is a timely exploration of deep, ongoing economic, political and social transformations.

Anonymous Agencies, Backstreet Businesses, and Covert Collectives

Author : Craig Scott
Publisher : Stanford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0804785635
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (47 download)

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Download or read book Anonymous Agencies, Backstreet Businesses, and Covert Collectives written by Craig Scott and published by Stanford University Press. This book was released on 2013-03-27 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many of today's organizations "live in public"; they devote extensive resources to branding, catching the public eye, and capitalizing on the age of transparency. But, at the same time, a growing number of companies and other collectives are flying under the radar, concealing their identities and activities. This book offers a framework for thinking about how organizations and their members communicate identity to relevant audiences. Considering the degree to which organizations reveal themselves, the extent to which members express their identification with the organization, and whether the audience is public or local, author Craig R. Scott describes collectives as residing in "regions" that range from transparent to shaded, from shadowed to dark. Taking a closer look at groups like EarthFirst!, the Church of Scientology, Alcoholics Anonymous, the KKK, Skull and Bones, U.S. special mission units, men's bathhouses, and various terrorist organizations, this book draws attention to shaded, shadowed, and dark collectives as important organizations in the contemporary landscape.

Ownership Structure Effects on Financial Performance

Author : Temesgen Kabeta, Manduku Daniel Ogwoka, Damaris W. W. Muhika, Zulekha Ndurukia, Fredrick Kiprop Lagat
Publisher : AJPO Journals USA LLC
ISBN 13 : 9914745520
Total Pages : 172 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (147 download)

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Download or read book Ownership Structure Effects on Financial Performance written by Temesgen Kabeta, Manduku Daniel Ogwoka, Damaris W. W. Muhika, Zulekha Ndurukia, Fredrick Kiprop Lagat and published by AJPO Journals USA LLC. This book was released on 2023-02-08 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: TOPICS IN THE BOOK Review of Microfinance and Women Empowerment in Ethiopia Influence of Ethical Investor Relations on the Financial Performance of Listed Firms in Kenya Influence of Tax Compliance Requirement on Formalizing Small and Medium Enterprises in Kenya The Determinants of Demand for Micro Insurance Services in Kenya Effects of the Ownership Structure on the Relationship between Risk Management Practices and Financial Performance of Financial Institutions in Kenya

The Palgrave Handbook of Urban Development Planning in Africa

Author : Meleckidzedeck Khayesi
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 303106089X
Total Pages : 386 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (31 download)

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Download or read book The Palgrave Handbook of Urban Development Planning in Africa written by Meleckidzedeck Khayesi and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-11-25 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Where can one get a synthesis of research findings on urban development planning in Africa? This book addresses this gap in knowledge by distilling existing research to provide insights into theories, research designs, empirical findings and approaches on urban development planning in Africa. Starting with the overall planning culture and strategies, the book chapters move on to specific themes such as governance, population, poverty, water, recreation, transport, agriculture, air quality and rural-urban linkages. This book reduces the prevailing risk of unnecessary duplication of research and the inadequate attention that is being given to extending research in new areas. This situation has partly been due to existing research remaining scattered in different organizations and publications and has not been subjected to critical synthesis to unearth any new developments that it contains. The book makes available research findings to be utilized in current and future urban development planning in Africa.

Women and the Informal Economy in Urban Africa

Author : Mary Njeri Kinyanjui
Publisher : Zed Books Ltd.
ISBN 13 : 1780326335
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (83 download)

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Book Synopsis Women and the Informal Economy in Urban Africa by : Mary Njeri Kinyanjui

Download or read book Women and the Informal Economy in Urban Africa written by Mary Njeri Kinyanjui and published by Zed Books Ltd.. This book was released on 2014-06-12 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this highly original work, Mary Njeri Kinyanjui explores the trajectory of women's movement from the margins of urbanization into the centres of business activities in Nairobi and its accompanying implications for urban planning. While women in much of Africa have struggled to gain urban citizenship and continue to be weighed down by poor education, low income and confinement to domestic responsibilities due to patriarchic norms, a new form of urban dynamism - partly informed by the informal economy - is now enabling them to manage poverty, create jobs and link to the circuits of capital and labour. Relying on social ties, reciprocity, sharing and collaboration, women's informal 'solidarity entrepreneurialism' is taking them away from the margins of business activity and catapulting them into the centre. Bringing together key issues of gender, economic informality and urban planning in Africa, Kinyanjui demonstrates that women have become a critical factor in the making of a postcolonial city.

Making Do: Innovation in Kenya's Informal Economy

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Publisher : Analogue Digital
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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(Re)membering Kenya Vol 2

Author : Gona, George
Publisher : Twaweza Communications
ISBN 13 : 9966028404
Total Pages : 234 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (66 download)

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Download or read book (Re)membering Kenya Vol 2 written by Gona, George and published by Twaweza Communications. This book was released on 2014-01-16 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Out of the first series of public lectures titled (Re)membering Kenya organised by the Volume editors together with Twaweza Communications and supported by the Goethe Institut Kenya, The Ford Foundation and the Institute for International Education, and whose key outcome was the publication of Remembering Kenya Vol.1 (2010) grew a second round of lecture series. The second series took cognisance of the fact that the problems that bedevil Kenya as a nation go far beyond questions of culture and identity that Volume 1 dealt with. Thus, the second presentations revolved mainly around issues of economics, governance and power. The awareness of the role and/or lack of equity and social justice in causing Kenya's persistent problems informed all these presentations. Issues of how to bring marginalised groups into the mainstream were discussed. This Volume, in part, arises from the second presentations. The authors of chapters attempt to provide answers to the question: what entails (re)membering in post-conflict Kenya? From their work, it is clear that there is a lot to (re)member in Kenya, and many ways in which to reconfigure project Kenya. (Re)membering is re-thinking and reorganising our ways of doing things. It entails a juggling of priorities; between peace and reconciliation, peace and justice, and seeking justice and reconciliation without undermining peace, all of which are arduous exercises. Reconciling misconceptions about places, issues and people is part of this reconstitution too. New pathways require being embraced, past mistakes (individual and collective) acknowledged and giving earnest meaning to the vow 'never again!' Yet, as observed in this Volume, Kenyans must be vigilant against individuals and groups that have often resisted change. There are also material constraints to the achievement of the various economic activities that come with reconfiguring the Kenyan nation. Worse still there exist certain cultural underpinnings that continue to have a debilitating effect on efforts to forge a sustainable peace after conflict. These aspects require deep reflection and honest work. In part, the contributors to this Volume suggest how it can be done. There is a hint in these chapters that we need to find new organizing spaces and principles on which a 'new' Kenya can move forward. Equally, debating the very meanings of social justice and reconciliation against the background of potential conflict should be a project of this endeavor. Questioning and identifying where impunity begun is key to this process. In doing so, we begin liberating ourselves from Kenyan society's deep-rooted impunity. (Re)membering Kenya, after all, calls for a reconstruction of 'the journey to the conflict' in order to find the right balance between the right of remembrance and the duty of forgetfulness.

The Sweet Sobs of Women in Response to Anthropain

Author : Mary Njeri Kinyanjui
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1527533948
Total Pages : 124 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (275 download)

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Download or read book The Sweet Sobs of Women in Response to Anthropain written by Mary Njeri Kinyanjui and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2019-04-30 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anthropain is pain inflicted by human beings on other human beings. Women experience anthropain in the negotiation of their everyday lives. This book tells the stories of eight women and their reactions to anthropain encountered as they engage in their respective socio-economic and political struggles. The eight women are drawn from a village in Africa. They express their feminine utu (humanness) through what is termed here “sweet sobs.” They weep in pain, but turn their tears into creative energy that generates resilience, hope, productivity, inspiration, positive change, and sustainable development. This book is about shunning the ostrich mentality, avoiding living in denial, turning lemons into lemonade, and acknowledging that, while life will not always be fair, one has to negotiate in life to achieve desired outcomes. It is a celebration of women’s resilience, creativity, and bouncing back amidst adversity. While the issue of class, privilege, race, ethnicity, and stereotyping has divided the global women’s movement, the book represents a handy common denominator to rally women to stop violence, gender stereotypes, and exploitative economic relations and leave a positive legacy that inspire others. The analysis is illuminated by Gikuyu orature, womanism, and feminism. It contributes to the understanding of the feminist crisis in the public domain, in corporate and government boardrooms, and at the grassroots level in peasant and economic informal activities and in rural households and informal settlements. It calls for the re-evaluation of current gender methodologies, which portray women as victims of patriarchy, exploitative economic relations, and climate change. It demonstrates the power of the story as a tool of gendered research and women’s empowerment.