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- Report year:2017
- Organisation: Growth and Economic Opportunities for Women (GrOW) | International Development Research Centre
Research from Central and East Africa shows that, despite facing engrained gender barriers, women are important participants in the economic activity surrounding artisanal and small-scale mining, and some are forging new economic pathways.