This publication provides, for the first time, direct measures of informal employment inside and outside informal enterprises for 47 countries. It also presents

The purpose of this book is to highlight contemporary changes in the world of work and employment by exploring the importance of the informal economy in Western

Reviews ILO research on women, gender and the informal economy. It compares and contrasts analytical and methodological frameworks used in various studies, iden

Women as a group have often been divided by a number of intersecting inequalities: class, race, ethnicity, caste. As individuals - often isolated in reproductiv

During the early twentieth century, a diverse group of African American women carved out unique niches for themselves within New York City's expansive informal