A woman here is not only a woman but both a woman and a man Egyptian Womens Performative Strategies to Gain Power and Access Resources in Irrigated Agriculture

Abstract

This paper is concerned with womens performance of masculinity or women who behave as men in irrigated agriculture by acting less feminine confident and serious resorting to physical aggression when needed as well as carrying out dangerous tasks These women own land in Egypts New lands We argue that they do so in order to gain power and control over resources