Women and Economies

Schuster's article about the social unit of debt made me start to wonder abut the place of women I economies. Schuster talked about how credit affected women in Paraguay. It reminded me of when Dr. Thorne was talking about debt disproportionally causing stress among women. Schuster mentioned in her article that women were more likely to be in charge of finances for their families--often large families, so that when their families got into debt, the pressure was more on women than on men who were just going to work and bringing home a paycheck.
I began to wonder about the ambiguous role of women in economies. Although economies have changed for everyone, men more often seem to have a more conventional role in economies. Women, who used to be part of economies in some way--as a sort of currency--often seem to be struggling to find a comfortable place in the economy.