@proceedings {379, title = {Proceedings of "Do It Herself" -- Women and Technological Innovation, Africa Regional Seminar, 23-24 September 1991, Harare, Zimbabwe}, year = {1991}, month = {September 1991}, publisher = {Intermediate Technology Development Group}, address = {Rugby, England}, abstract = {

Women have long been regarded as \&$\#$39;non technological\&$\#$39; whilst men have always been granted credit for technological innovations by technical development specialists. Despite the fact that it is women who are widespread users of small-scale technologies with extensive knowledge of their environments and production systems, research and development of new tools and techniques has tended to focus on men\&$\#$39;s activities, and improved equipment has often been introduced to men even where women have been the traditional operators. (author) Includes following case studies:

}, keywords = {aquatic resources, fishing, potters, salt extraction, sorghum}, url = {http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/876298731} }