The course aims to provide a structural analysis of the complex relationships between informality, gendered relations of power and poverty. It also provides researchers with an enhanced understanding of qualitative and quantitative methods on gender, poverty and the informal economy. This course will be an opportunity to discuss and debate on the ongoing issues in conceptualizing and measuring poverty, women empowerment and gender.

• Develop sufficient understanding of research methods particularly, compares and contrasts analytical and methodological frameworks used in various studies related to gender, poverty and the informal economy.
• Understand various concepts and theories related to gender, poverty and the informal economy research.
• To learn an overview of qualitative and quantitative research methods.
• Identify research gaps and propose directions for future research work

Theoretical perspectives, methods of qualitative and quantitative research techniques, analysis and interpretation of Data.