The empowerment trap: gender, poverty and the informal economy in sub-Saharan Africa
This book chapter explore gaps and new directions in the theorisation of the link between gender, informality and poverty, with a particular focus on sub-Saharan Africa, where women have the highest levels of informal sector participation. It will advocate a more dynamic perspective, which moves away from a focus on removing gender-based obstacles to women’s economic advancement, towards an analysis of the how the dynamics of gender and informality are shaped by wider macroeconomic processes and power structures in ways that systematically disadvantage women. The exploration of more effective theoretical directions will be accompanied by reflections on implications for research and policy.
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. The empowerment trap: gender, poverty and the informal economy in sub-Saharan Africa. The international handbook of gender and poverty, , . Edward Elgar Publishing, 2010. https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Meagher_Gender.Empowerment.Trap_.pdf. (2010). The empowerment trap: gender, poverty and the informal economy in sub-Saharan Africa. The international handbook of gender and poverty, , . https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Meagher_Gender.Empowerment.Trap_.pdf. "The empowerment trap: gender, poverty and the informal economy in sub-Saharan Africa." The international handbook of gender and poverty, Edward Elgar Publishing, 2010, .. "The empowerment trap: gender, poverty and the informal economy in sub-Saharan Africa." The international handbook of gender and poverty (2010). https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Meagher_Gender.Empowerment.Trap_.pdf 2010, 'The empowerment trap: gender, poverty and the informal economy in sub-Saharan Africa', The international handbook of gender and poverty, , . https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Meagher_Gender.Empowerment.Trap_.pdf, 'The empowerment trap: gender, poverty and the informal economy in sub-Saharan Africa' (2010) The international handbook of gender and poverty . The empowerment trap: gender, poverty and the informal economy in sub-Saharan Africa. The international handbook of gender and poverty. 2010. https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Meagher_Gender.Empowerment.Trap_.pdf. The empowerment trap: gender, poverty and the informal economy in sub-Saharan Africa. The international handbook of gender and poverty. 2010. , . https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Meagher_Gender.Empowerment.Trap_.pdf
