Critically examine the position of women in the informal economy. (Answer in 150 words)

- Critically examine the position of women in the informal economy. (Answer in 150 words)
Introduction
Women dominate work that lies outside regulation, and their position in it combines access with an absence of protection.

Body

1. What places women there: Domestic responsibility makes home-based and flexible work the only work available, and low schooling and caste close off the rest. Mies's Narsapur lace makers were counted as housewives, so their labour was priced as leisure.
2. The disadvantages of the position: No contract, minimum wage, maternity benefit or pension; piece rates that fall as more women enter; a double burden of unpaid care; and harassment with no employer answerable for it.
3. What it nonetheless offers: Entry where formal jobs are closed, cash in her own hands, and hours that bend around care work. SEWA in Ahmedabad turned exactly such workers into a union and a bank.
4. A judgement on where they stand: Participation without standing. The Code on Social Security, 2020 and e-Shram registration name these workers without yet giving them enforceable entitlements.

Conclusion
Informal work is cheap for women because the same labour was already unpaid at home.