• Alwyn Stephen Misquith

Women are an important part of the society. As a mother, wife and daughter they play a prime role in the family. Women constitute half of the world’s population. In India, as per 2011 census, women constitute around 586.46 million which is 48.46 percent (census 2011).1 Women work in different sectors like agriculture, industries, business houses and service sector. A large number of women workers also work as street venders. Street vendors are identified as an important category of urban economies around the world, offering easy access to a wide range of goods and services in public spaces. They cater to the needs of a large number of customers from middle and lower income class and contribute significantly to the economic growth. According to the Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation, there are 10 million street vendors in India, with Mumbai accounting for 2,50,000, Delhi has 4,50,000, Kolkata more than 1,50,000. Karnataka is one of the four states in the country that collectively contributes to 51.9 per cent women-owned businesses. At the same time, it should be noted that street venders face a lot of hurdles in their day today life activities. With this introduction this paper is based on the primary data which is collected from 60 women street venders of Mangaluru city, through direct interview with the help of structured questionnaire. The study is based on the objectives, that is to study the socio-economic conditions, issues and challenges of women street venders and to suggest innovative policy intervention for the empowerment of women street venders.

Informal sector, Women workers, Street venders

"WOMEN WORKERS IN INFORMAL SECTOR: A CASE STUDY OF WOMEN STREET VENDERS OF MANGALURU CITY OF KARNATAKA", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no.432-440, June-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1908E62.pdf

"WOMEN WORKERS IN INFORMAL SECTOR: A CASE STUDY OF WOMEN STREET VENDERS OF MANGALURU CITY OF KARNATAKA", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no. pp432-440, June-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1908E62.pdf