Janine Hicks

Hicks, Janine, Campaigning for social security rights: Women in the informal economy and maternity benefits

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This article focuses on how women in South Africa mobilised to press for a legislative response to a critical gender justice issue: access to maternity benefits for self-employed women, and women in the informal economy.

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Janine Hicks

Hicks, Janine, Campaigning for social security rights: Women in the informal economy and maternity benefits

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