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Gender & Society, Vol. 14, No. 2, 231-255 (2000)
DOI: 10.1177/089124300014002002

MARKET SUCCESS OR FEMALE AUTONOMY?

Income, Ideology, and Empowerment among Microentrepreneurs in the Dominican Republic

SHERRI GRASMUCK

Temple University

ROSARIO ESPINAL

Temple University

This article examines the impact of gender on the relative economic success of microentrepreneurs, their contributions to family income, and the impact of gender ideology and income on household decision making. The concept of economic success is problematized by examining how these businesses, even those of limited assets and income generation, offer women increased autonomy in household budgetary matters and decision making. The analysis draws on data from a representative survey of 201 male and female microentrepreneurs in the Dominican Republic. The findings show that household decision making is influenced by variations in economic power but that gender ideologies structure the direction and extent of this influence, reflected in distinct "gender thresholds," or the point at which income contributions start to matter.


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