The central idea of this paper is to explore link between socio-economic positions of women working in unorganized … sector with special reference to beedi rolling. In India Beedi making is an age old industry and one of the largest job … providers for women in the unorganized sector. Women are having inherent advantage in this job in this job of beedi rolling due …

livelihoods is largely gendered, often exacerbated through the nuanced working of socio-economic forces as women's experiences of … women within these communities is yet to be seriously considered. Only then, responsive measures can be developed, that will …

countries have made towards gender equality and offers strategies that can be used to empower African women to contribute to the … book in terms of both range and depth. The work examines the interlinkages between gender, empowerment, and the Sustainable … Development Goals in Africa…. A must-read for all those working in the field of sustainable development.” Michael Ngoasong, Gender …

in the context of gender remains controversial. In this article, I argue that simply extending socio-economic rights to … women is not sufficient. This does little to address the gendered nature of social institutions and structures. Instead …, socio-economic rights should be 'engendered' or infused with substantive gender equality. This article develops this …

urban informal-sector workers in India. First, we find that men's employment declined by 84 percentage points post …-pandemic relative to pre-pandemic, while their monthly earnings fell by 89 per cent relative to the baseline mean. In contrast, women … husbands. In contrast, staying employed during the pandemic is associated with worse mental health for women and their …