Economic role of the Ivorian woman

IVORIAN WOMEN FROM MOST ETHNIC GROUPS COME FROM A LONG TRADITION OF INDEPENDENT ECONOMIC ACTIVITY, BUT THEIR NUMBER IN THE SALARIED LABOR FORCE IS SMALL. THESE FACTORS IMPEDE SUCCESS OF THE IVORIAN WOMAN IN MODERN BUSINESS AND GOVERNMENT: (1) THE PROBLEM OF TRANSITION FROM TRADITIONAL AFRICAN VILLAGE CULTURE TO THE LIFE OF A MODERN INDUSTRIAL SOCIETY, AND (2) THE DIFFICULTY OF RECONCILING BIOLOGICAL AND SOCIAL DEMANDS OF THE FAMILY EDUCATION OF GIRLS AND OF BOYS. THIS STUDY ANALYZES THE BARRIERS WHICH RESTRAIN THE ENTRY OF WOMEN INTO THE LABOR FORCE. IT EXPLORES THE REASONS FOR THE SUCCESS OF THE FEW WOMEN IN THE HIGHER LEVELS OF BUSINESS AND GOVERNMENT.