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Women are unequal to men in many places.

Gender equality

Women are particularly disadvantaged in the informal sector

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by Oliver Schmidt
Street stall in South Sudan.

Economy

Bringing businesses out of the informal sector

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by Oliver Schmidt
Printing traditional Javanese textile patterns in a small-scale workshop.

Relevant reading

In promotion of small businesses, prioritise social capital

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by Iwan J. Azis
by Hans Dembowski
Street-side barbershop in Zimbabwe.

Our view

The nightmare of states that are too small

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by Hans Dembowski
Rural women in Kenya: fetching water can take a long time, and it may not be safe for drinking.

Gender relations

Domestic helpers are informally employed in many countries

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by Sundus Saleemi
Sundus Saleemi
Harvesting shea nuts in Okere City.

Development project

Project develops rural community with shea butter

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by Ronald Ssegujja Ssekandi
Ronald Ssegujja Ssekandi
Unplanned settlements are displacing informal vegetable growers in Abidjan.

Africa

Informal farming in the city

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by Irit Ittner

Work

Female bus conductors on the rise

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by Kilasa Mtambalike
Cotton picker in a field in Sindh.

Labour rights

Dangerous cotton harvest

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by Imran Mukhtar
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