Women in the informal sector
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3886249 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Foss Leach (0000-0001-7785-618X, Education and Development, Institute of Education, University of London, 20 Bedford Way, London, WC1H OAL, UK, corresponding author), Fiona Leach |
| Year | 1996 |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 25-36 |
| Publication date | 1996-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Development in Practice (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0961-4524 • E-ISSN: 1364-9213 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/0961452961000157584 |
| OpenAlex | W2007621505 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 1 |
This article reviews the extent to which the educational system has acknowledged the importance to women of the informal sector of the economy, and the extent to which it has sought to prepare them for employment or self-employment within it. It assesses the record of both formal and non-formal education in providing women with the necessary skills to compete with men for employment, and concludes that both have generally failed to assist women to obtain skilled, well-paid, and secure jobs, leaving them in overwhelming numbers in subsistence-level activities in the informal sector. Within the non-formal approach to education, the article examines training in income-generating projects, which are a major conduit for ssistance to poor women in developing countries. Some recommendations for improved strategies of education and training provision are presented. 1
Agriculture · Business · Developing country · Economic growth · Economics · Formal education · Geography · Higher education · Informal education · Informal sector · Labour economics · Pedagogy · Sociology · Subsistence agriculture · Gender Politics and Representation · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics · Microfinance and Financial Inclusion
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| Unique citing works | 7 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,23 |
| Citation span | 1996 - 2019 (24) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |