Abstract
All Hausa women, if physically and mentally able to do so, marry. And marriage is the most frequently and commonly exercised career option among Hausa women in Katsina. In this chapter, we examine the lifestyles and choices open to married women, the gender-distinct discourse surrounding marriage, and the differently perceived and expected ‘appropriate’ behaviour within marriage.
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M. Castells & A. Portes, ‘World Underneath: The Origins, Dynamics, and Effects of the Informal Economy’, in A. Portes, M. Castells, and L.A. Benton (eds.), The Informal Economy: Studies in Advanced and Less Developed Countries, Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 1989, cited in A.R. Mustapha (1992).
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Pittin, R.I. (2002). Marriage as Career Strategy. In: Women and Work in Northern Nigeria. Institute of Social Studies, The Hague. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781403914217_9
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