Economic and Reproductive Justice in the Context of Women in the Informal Economy
- Economic and Reproductive Justice in the Context of Women in the Informal Economy
Rosalinda Pineda Orfeneo
Rosalinda Pineda Ofreneo is Professor and Head of the Department of Women and Development Studies (DWDS), College of Social Work and Community Development, University of the Philippines. She is the author of a number of books including Women and Work (Quezon City: UP Open University, 2005). Prof Ofreneo is active in many organisations involving rights for women as well as those forced into the informal income sector.
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