Gendered Poverty? Women’s Perceptions of Money in Dar Es Salaam

This paper argues that poverty is gendered in the sense that men and women experience poverty and respond to it differently. It further explores that giving women access to money alone as a solution to their poverty is unrealistic as this addresses only part of their poverty concerns. The paper discusses the perception gap that exists between micro-credit agencies and their clients on the understanding of money. It argues that while micro-credit agencies view money as a pathway out of poverty, their clients see the money as a way for leveling out a number of poverty related issues facing them