Even though women may often constitute the majority of the rural-urban migrants in a country, they usually still remain employed in the informal sector. Why? What are the consequences of this?

What will be an ideal response?

Men tend to dominate the formal sector therefore limiting employment opportunities
for women. This leaves women with employment in the informal sector which is usually comprised of low wage and unstable employment with little or no employee or social security benefits.

Economics

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a. was created in 1913. b. is the U.S.'s central bank. c. has other duties in addition to controlling the money supply. d. All of the above are correct.

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Society as a whole likely benefits from a decrease in poverty because:

A. if there are fewer people in poverty, the incentive to commit crimes falls. B. increased assistance to those in poverty raises their incentives to work. C. social programs to help the poor are a small portion of the U.S. government budget. D. if there are fewer families in poverty, there will be less demand for childcare.

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