Abstract
Drawing on studies of Ghana’s informal economy, this piece illustrates the similarities in women’s invisibility across time and space. In Ghana, the majority of women work in the informal economy. Although there are more women involved in trade than men, men tend to be found in the more lucrative segments of trade. Even when they work in the same segment as women, men engage in what is known as re-gendering so as to set themselves apart from their female colleagues. The piece concludes by calling on activists to push for the passage and implementation of laws that secure gender equality.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Voices from Gender Studies |
Subtitle of host publication | Negotiating the Terms of Academic Production, Epistemology, and the Logics and Contents of Identity |
Publisher | Taylor and Francis |
Pages | 166-169 |
Number of pages | 4 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781003804949 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781032415826 |
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Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2023 |