Big rises in the minimum wage, an increase in formal jobs and entry into fields long dominated by men all mean the gap between the pay of poorly educated women and that of their male peers has started to shrink.
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To put it simply, they decide to stay informal because the total costs of entry, operation and exit associated with joining the formal sector are greater than the potential benefits.