Women Informal Workers Challenge Invisibility in Dakar
In Dakar, Senegal, women continue to face economic and social inequities — from illiteracy to poverty to gender discrimination — but it’s...
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Cities are undermining the potential of universal cash grants to support women’s economic empowerment and reduce poverty
Ninety-two per cent of women’s employment in the developing world is in the informal economy, and as urbanization proceeds an increasing...
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Liberia’s Street Vendors Pioneer New Approach with City Officials
Street vendors from Bangkok to Bogota face constant, daily harassment as they go about selling their goods to earn a living.
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Créer un « espace public pour tous » : stratégies utiles à l’intention des vendeurs et vendeuses de rue
Par Jenna Harvey « Je veux voir une ville sans expulsions. Je veux les voir [vendeurs de rue] jouir du droit à la ville, où aucun gouvernement,...
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Strategies for Street Vendors to Create “Public Space for All”
By Jenna Harvey “I want to see an eviction-free city. I want to see them [street vendors] having a right to the city, where no government,...
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Against the Odds: Resilience, Solidarity and Community Spirit Keep Warwick Markets Alive
Photos by Jonathan TorgovnikAbout half-a-million people flow through Warwick Junction every day — every one of them a potential customer...
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How Cities Can Achieve Public Space for All
Public space provides a window into the soul of a city. It is where collective urban life plays out — cycling to work, playing in a park,...
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En Lima, la modernización dificulta el trabajo diario de algunas personas
La modernización en las ciudades sirve para facilitar el desplazamiento de los trabajadores y aportar comodidades, para hacer la vida más...
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In Lima, modernization makes work harder for some
Modernization in cities is meant to ease the commute for workers and offer convenience — to make lives easier. But too often, it’s the poorest...
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Q&A: WIEGO’s New Urban Policies Director Talks Migration, 21st-century Cities and What Inspires Her Research
This week, we sit down with WIEGO’s new Urban Policies Programme Director, Caroline Wanjiku Kihato, to learn more about her background and...
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