Reviewing The Correlation Between Informal Employment and Gender Gap Within the Global Labour Market

The informal economy is a significant component of the economy in many countries worldwide and plays a crucial role in creating employment and generating income. In developing countries, women of all ages rely on the informal sector more heavily than men. Women are overrepresented in this sector, meaning their proportion in the sector exceeds their representation in the overall labor force. Because of the informal sector's importance in the economies of developing countries, particularly in terms of income generation and employment opportunities for women, this study aims to examine the working conditions and living standards of women working in the informal sector. The objective of this paper is to investigate both the working conditions of women working in the informal economy and the reasons behind the existence of the earning gap and employment discrimination, despite the large number of women in this sector.