 Maher and Susan L. Hudson, in a literature review of the women in the drug economy, explain that women are able to use their image as “feminine”, “vulnerable”, or "innocent" to hide from police suspicions and sell drugs successfully.They also may be able to use their “feminine” social and communication skills to defuse potentially violent situations.Maher and Hudson also find that many women can cope with limited opportunities for generating income in the drug economy by “diversifying”