Women fish border traders in Cambodia: what shapes womens business trajectories

Kusakabe Kyoko, . and Sereyvath Prak, . Women fish border traders in Cambodia: what shapes womens business trajectories. pp. 43-57. ISSN 0116-6514

This paper revisits the study of fish border traders at the Thai-Cambodian border in 2006. The political and economic development at the border influenced Cambodian women fish traders business trajectories in different ways. The diversity of business development of the traders shows that womens businesses do not necessarily suffer from the same challenges but are influenced by various factors at micro/meso/macro level environment and relations. The paper classified traders business trajectories into four and showed that their relation with their husbands related to their business is not only of control over the business but also of a more subtle negotiation in their level of involvement. The particularity of fish as a commodity of trade also shapes how the trade is imagined as womens business that can keep the business under womens control. The analysis indicates the importance of context-informed analysis and a nuanced understanding of their business and life trajectories in order to understand the challenges and opportunities that women traders face in this market.

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Abstract

This paper revisits the study of fish border traders at the Thai-Cambodian border in 2006. The political and economic development at the border influenced Cambodian women fish traders business trajectories in different ways. The diversity of business development of the traders shows that womens businesses do not necessarily suffer from the same challenges but are influenced by various factors at micro/meso/macro level environment and relations. The paper classified traders business trajectories into four and showed that their relation with their husbands related to their business is not only of control over the business but also of a more subtle negotiation in their level of involvement. The particularity of fish as a commodity of trade also shapes how the trade is imagined as womens business that can keep the business under womens control. The analysis indicates the importance of context-informed analysis and a nuanced understanding of their business and life trajectories in order to understand the challenges and opportunities that women traders face in this market.

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Item Type:	Article
AGROVOC Term:	Fish industry
AGROVOC Term:	Fisheries
AGROVOC Term:	Gender analysis
AGROVOC Term:	Role of women
AGROVOC Term:	womens participation
AGROVOC Term:	Business management
AGROVOC Term:	Interviews
AGROVOC Term:	Fishermen
AGROVOC Term:	Trade
AGROVOC Term:	Fish production
Depositing User:	Ms. Suzila Mohamad Kasim
Last Modified:	24 Apr 2025 06:28
URI:	http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/23673

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