History, Debate and Theory

Women’s Employment, Economic Risk, and Poverty

El Progreso de las Mujeres en el Mundo 2005: Mujeres, Trabajo, y Pobreza

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Nonstandard Work: The Nature and Challenges of Changing Employment Arrangements

Where Bad Jobs Are Better: Retail Jobs Across Countries and Companies

For the most part, retail jobs are “bad jobs” characterized by low wages, unpredictable work schedules, and few opportunities for advancement....

Reality and Analysis: Personal and Technical Reflections on the Working Lives of Six Women

Crowding in Care, Security and Micro-enterprise Formation: Revisiting the Role of the State in Poverty Reduction, and in Development

Economic and Social Upgrading in Global Production Networks: Developing a Framework for Analysis

Capturing the Gains Working Paper, No. 3

Changing Employment Patterns and the Informalization of Jobs: General Trends and Gender Dimensions

Pension Systems for the Informal Sector in Asia

Constraints to Growth and Employment in Durban: Evidence from the Informal Economy