Sea change
It’s time to end the invisibility of women in the informal economy. Review: Pink Gold: Women, Shrimp, and Work in Mexico, María L Cruz-Torres, by Gavin O'Toole
Pink Gold: Women, Shrimp, and Work in Mexico, María L Cruz-Torres, 2023, University of Texas Press
The over-representation of women in the most precarious aspects of the informal economy often goes overlooked, but in the Global South this can be a critical aspect of social relations.
Women’s lowly status is hardly surprising, given that even in the formal…