DVA4805 Assignment
3 (COMPLETE
ANSWERS) Semester 1
2025 - DUE 23 July
2025
NO PLAGIARIM
[Pick the date]
[Type the company name]
, Course
Gender and Development
Book
Gender and Development
DVA4805 Assignment 3 (COMPLETE ANSWERS) Semester 1 2025 - DUE 23
July 2025; 100% correct solutions and explanations.
Find five (5) women working in the informal sector. Ask them to share the
major challenges and obstacles they encounter in their work environment.
Present and analyse your findings according to the main themes identified.
Propose policy guidelines and solutions to address the plight of women
working in the informal sector to increase their empowerment.
1. Introduction
Women working in the informal sector often face a range of social, economic, and institutional
challenges. To explore these challenges, five women from different informal sector occupations
were interviewed. These include a street vendor, a domestic worker, a hairdresser operating from
home, a subsistence farmer, and a waste picker.
2. Profiles of Participants
Participant Occupation Location
A Street vendor Urban township
B Domestic worker Suburban area
C Hairdresser Informal settlement
D Subsistence farmer Rural area
E Waste picker City outskirts
3. Major Challenges and Obstacles Identified
3.1 Financial Insecurity and Lack of Capital
All five women reported low and inconsistent income.
Inability to access loans or capital to expand their operations.
No access to savings or retirement benefits.
Quote from Participant A (Vendor):
3 (COMPLETE
ANSWERS) Semester 1
2025 - DUE 23 July
2025
NO PLAGIARIM
[Pick the date]
[Type the company name]
, Course
Gender and Development
Book
Gender and Development
DVA4805 Assignment 3 (COMPLETE ANSWERS) Semester 1 2025 - DUE 23
July 2025; 100% correct solutions and explanations.
Find five (5) women working in the informal sector. Ask them to share the
major challenges and obstacles they encounter in their work environment.
Present and analyse your findings according to the main themes identified.
Propose policy guidelines and solutions to address the plight of women
working in the informal sector to increase their empowerment.
1. Introduction
Women working in the informal sector often face a range of social, economic, and institutional
challenges. To explore these challenges, five women from different informal sector occupations
were interviewed. These include a street vendor, a domestic worker, a hairdresser operating from
home, a subsistence farmer, and a waste picker.
2. Profiles of Participants
Participant Occupation Location
A Street vendor Urban township
B Domestic worker Suburban area
C Hairdresser Informal settlement
D Subsistence farmer Rural area
E Waste picker City outskirts
3. Major Challenges and Obstacles Identified
3.1 Financial Insecurity and Lack of Capital
All five women reported low and inconsistent income.
Inability to access loans or capital to expand their operations.
No access to savings or retirement benefits.
Quote from Participant A (Vendor):
