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Empowering Women in an Insecure World. Joining SEWA Makes a Difference.

Abstract: This paper examines what significance membership in SEWA has. SEWA, a trade union of self-employed poor women, uses several strategies...

What explains gender differences in India? What can be done to promote shared prosperity?

Although its economic development has been impressive, recent events have sparked debate about India’s gender inequality. This column argues...

Learning From Experience: A Gendered Approach to Social Protection for Workers in the Informal Economy

This publication provides a framework of analysis and an overview of current practice in social protection. It was created to serve as a...

Abuses Against Child Domestic Workers in El Salvador

Social Protection for Informal Workers: Insecurities, Instruments and Institutional Mechanisms

World at work: Brazilian ragpickers

Is precarious employment more damaging to women’s health than men’s?

Informal Jobs: Another Occupational Hazard for Women’s Mental Health?International Journal of Epidemiology

Saúde & Segurança Ocupacional para Comerciantes e Vendedores Ambulantes em Acra e Takoradi, Gana

Social Protection for Home-Based Women Workers in South Asia: Learning from Action and Research

This action research project has been carried out by Home Net South Asia with research inputs from the Institute of Social Studies Trust. ...