REBUILD: COVID-19 Pandemic and Women in the Informal Economy in Kenya, Uganda and India
Date
2023Author
Suubi, K
Vyas, A
Afifu, C
Schaub, E
Banerjee, P
Roth, C
Wandera, N
Achyut, P
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Abstract
Globally, two billion people are engaged in
informal work, of whom a disproportionate
number - 66 percent of workers - are women.
Women, facing gender discrimination in the
formal job market, unequal responsibility for
domestic and care work, and limited access to
skill development and resources, often turn to
informal work that may have a lower barrier to
entry and a greater degree of time and
1,2,3 location flexibility. In exchange, however,
workers in the informal sector often lack the
social protections offered by formal
workplaces, face job and income insecurity,
and suffer from poor linkages to markets,
financial services, and other inputs. Without
policies and practices in place that support and
empower workers in the informal sector,
informality can perpetuate poverty and
vulnerability to shocks