The majority of women workers in developing countries – and a significant share of women workers in developed countries – are informally…
This paper, which also serves as an introduction to this special issue of Environment and Urbanization on urban livelihoods, draws on the…
Technology is a key driver of change, not least in the world of work. Yet little is known about what technologies are used by – or impact…
This is a technical brief on the legal barriers to economic empowerment that women in the informal economy typically face. It is a policy…
Empowering women in the economy and closing gender gaps at work are central to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Yet too many…
Abstract: Informal employment represents more than half of nonagricultural employment in most developing regions, contributes to the…
Does the lack of peers contribute to the observed gender gap in entrepreneurial success? A random sample of customers of India’s largest…
Much of what we know about the marginal effect of pollution on infant mortality is derived from developed country data. However, given the…