Africa

Street Vendor Exclusion in “Modern” Market Planning: A Case Study from Kumasi, Ghana

Las mujeres pobres redefinen la forma de lograr la igualdad de género

Con motivo del Día Internacional de la Mujer, WIEGO va a presentar una serie de artículos durante este mes de marzo para profundizar en las...

L’égalité des sexes : les travailleuses pauvres redéfinissent la voie à suivre

En cette Journée internationale de la femme, WIEGO lance une série d’un mois sur la vie des femmes travailleuses de l’économie informelle....

Invisibilité à Dakar : les travailleuses de l’économie informelle s’affirment contre

À Dakar, au Sénégal, les femmes font face, hier et aujourd’hui, à des inégalités économiques et sociales — de l’analphabétisme à la pauvreté,...

Gendered inequalities in the South African informal economy

In this article in Agenda, WIEGO’s Michael Rogan and Laura Alfers examine sources of gender inequality within the South African informal...

Looking Back at 2019: Informal Workers Demanded Change — and Won

In 2019, informal workers made some noise — in their home cities and at the highest global change-making bodies. They took to the streets,...

Women in the gig economy: paid work, care and flexibility in Kenya and South Africa

  This is the description provided by ODI: The gig economy is expanding globally, with exponential growth forecast in traditionally female-dominated...

Bâtir un Dakar plus inclusif et plus prospère : Recommandations reçues des travailleuses et travailleurs de l’informel

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City-level statistical snapshots for South Africa and Thailand available for the first time

WIEGO’s Statistics Programme is launching a new set of Statistical Briefs that provide key indicators of informal employment and key...

Global Health at the Frontline-Community Health Worker Level

• November 10, 2019
• Women's Leadership in Global Health Conference
  Kigali, Rwanda

This panel at the Women’s Leadership in Global Health Conference, 2019, gave essential frontline health workers—who are usually women...