Business and enterprise should support gender justice and womenamp39s rights but the reality is most women worldwide barely earn enough for survival. Why are women producers more likely than men to live handtomouth trapped in the least profitable and powerful parts of the economy And what strategies ampndash by development organisations the business sector governments and womenamp39s movements ampndash can help change this Contributions from feminist activists development researchers and workers here focus on collective forms of enterprise to maximise cooperation between poor women entrepreneurs women workersamp39 rights and corporate accountability gender and Fair Trade and womenamp39s economic empowerment.