May Day 2026: Worker Organizations Uphold Democracy Amidst Rising Conflict and Authoritarianism Read More
Macroeconomic policy and women’s economic empowerment This discussion paper is the result of a collaboration initiated in consultation with several members of the United Nations Secretary-General’s... Read More
Funding Leadership and Opportunities for Women: FLOW 2012 – 2015 This is the final report by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands on the FLOW (Funding Leadership and Opportunities for Women)... Read More
Empowering Home-based Workers in India: Strategies and Solutions This publication is an outcome of a grant from the Tata Trusts to the Harvard University South Asia Institute for a project on ‘Livelihood... Read More
Waste Pickers and Cities This special issue on urban livelihoods was developed in collaboration with WIEGO. Read More
Gender and informal livelihoods: Coping strategies and perceptions of waste pickers in Sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America This article (read the abstract here) was published in a special issue of the International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy. The special... Read More
Rethinking Gender and Waste: Exploratory Findings from Participatory Action Research in Brazil This article focuses on how women waste pickers identify and deal with hierarchical gender relations. Based on findings from an exploratory... Read More
Engendering Waste Pickers Cooperatives in Brazil Women waste pickers experience multiple forms of oppression within the sector, despite the invisibility of these specific gender-based vulnerabilities.... Read More
Repensando a articulação entre catadores, gestão integrada e sustentável de resíduous sólidos e desenvolvimento Este artigo intenta explorar alguns dos desafios, paradoxos e limites no processo de associação do lixo à cidadania, chamando particularmente... Read More
The e-waste conundrum: Balancing evidence from the North and on-the-ground developing countries’ realities for improved managementAfrican Review of Economics and Finance Abstract from African Review of Economics and Finance: E-waste is currently the fastest-growing waste stream, posing major global management... Read More
