Strategic gender needs are those required to transform womenís existing subordinate position to men. Meeting strategic gender needs helps women achieve gender equality and changes existing roles. 15 This includes instituting change in gender divisions of labour and power, the threat of domestic violence, equitable wages, division of household responsibilities and child rearing, access to credit and other resources, and reproductive choice. As we will see in this study, there are few resources available to assist young women to meet their strategic gendered needs to eliminate the wage gap through economic skills development. Family centres in the community do not provide.
