The book describes the vital inputs that an extended social and economic network gives in fishing, for women and men. Even though women increasingly own canoes, where previously only men used to do so, they do not compete for positions in the male power hierarchy. They “cross over” economically, but not socially, and do not challenge the social construction of gender in Fante culture. The book reflects on the two major cultural values that a full, worthy woman in Moree must have. One is to be economically independent, and the other is to give birth to children, reflecting her critical role in production and reproduction. The ways gender and kinship relations change according to the different stages of a woman’s economic career, provides important insights into the internal dynamics in the canoe fisheries. They also provide insights in the construction, reproduction and manipulation of gender that are influenced by and influence economic and political change.