Roever, Sally and Lissette Aliaga Linares. 2010.
"Street Vendors Organizing: The Case of the Women’s Network (Red de Mujeres), Lima, Peru."
WIEGO Urban Policies Briefing Note,
No. 2.
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Abstract:
Street vendors’ organizations have a long history in Lima. However, many of these organizations are currently struggling to sustain their membership and activities, and some are creating networks and other new organisational models in order to survive. This paper focuses on one such network: the Women’s Network of Street and Market Vendors of Lima. The network aims to tackle the lack of representation that women have faced in the traditional organisations. Although the majority of street vendors are women, these organisations have been led by men. The Women’s Network does not aim to lobby the government on vending issues, but rather to try to advance women’s position in the existing street vendors’ associations, and to empower women vendors economically and socially. The network organises workshops and training in skills related to income-generating and leadership. It is not trying to challenge the existing organisations but is rather working parallel with them, and trying to strengthen them through developing gender equality. The network has been funded through NGOs and it is also linked to a Peruvian trade union.
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