Gender-related challenges of cash transfer beneficiaries involved in the informal economy in Johannesburg

Chibuikem C. Nnaeme

Development Southern Africa, 2022, vol. 39, issue 3, 470-484

Abstract: Although cash transfers primarily support beneficiaries’ consumption of goods for basic needs, there is a growing body of evidence demonstrating that they can promote livelihood activities. Yet there has been limited understanding of the gender-related challenges of female beneficiaries who participate in such livelihood activities. This paper presents findings from an exploratory qualitative study conducted in a poor urban community of Johannesburg. Giddens's structuration theory provides an analytical lens to understand the gender-related challenges and responses of female beneficiaries in conducting livelihood activities. The findings show that even though female and male beneficiaries were found to engage in the same income-generating activities, the former were confronted with gender-related challenges that limit their economic progress. This study contributes to understanding the gender-related challenges and dynamics of female operators in the informal economy, who are overrepresented among those impoverished by COVID-19 pandemic and as such need special attention and effective economic support.

Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1080/0376835X.2022.2029355

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