What is it about?
This paper explores the perceptions and experiences of women and men who work as informal waste collectors in four different cities, two in sub-Saharan Africa and two in Latin America. It shows how gender and organization levels influence perceptions and coping strategies.
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Why is it important?
The study offers a new policy angle which connects the level of sector organisation with the levels of action taken by informal workers in adapting to different types of shocks, as well as what this means in terms of gender empowerment.
Perspectives
The combination of qualitative and quantitative data helped us tease out similarities and differences between men and women who work in the waste sector -- and showed that their perceptions of key drivers are actually very similar, with the exception of issues around physical security and violence that women experience.
Sally Roever
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This page is a summary of: Gender and informal livelihoods, International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy, July 2017, Emerald,
DOI: 10.1108/ijssp-06-2016-0077.
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