At christmas and on rainy days: transport, travel and the female traders of Accra.

Abstract

Part 1 Expected to earn, constrained to trade - trading a customary role for Ghanaian women, Memunatu Attah et al. Part 2 Trading and the tro-tro - a description of the informal public transport sector of Accra, Jeff Turner. Part 3 Petty trading in a reviving economy - the implications for motorised transport organization, Nan Apt et al. Part 4 Bearing the weight - the centrality of head loaning in a petty trading structure, Vida Somaning et al. Part 5 Putting the cart before the car - traders' use of wheeled non-motorised transport options, Fred Amponsah et al. Part 6 Female domestic financial responsibilities and household survival - travel strategies in a developing economy, Jeff Turner. Part 7 Stepping in and losing out - bread winning and educational losses amongst Ghana's school age girls, Vida Somaning et al. Part 8 Protected by their past, working for their future - doorstep trading and elderly women, Johanne Koomson et al. Part 9 The traders' tales - biographies of Ghanaian female traders. Part 10 Gender and transport organization - the case for a more sensitive policy approach, Jeff Turner et al.

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