Abstract

In the Arab world, gender inequality in the labour market persists through occupational segregation, wage gaps, higher unemployment rates, over-representation in the informal economy, inadequate social protection and economic insecurity. This project will allow researchers to carry out a gender analysis of the informal economy with a view to identifying how women access resources and opportunities in the public and private spheres; how they participate in decision-making; how they benefit from goods and services offered in societal settings; and how particular social protection mechanisms affect women and men differently. The overall aim is to promote decent work for women and men in the informal economy as a key to reducing poverty, addressing gender inequality and contributing to sustainable human development in the Middle East and North Africa.

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