Ensuing a previous series of Gendered Voices Newsletter on Gender and Economic Resilience pertaining to COVID-19 and its impacts on women in the formal sector, this new edition sheds light on the pandemic-triggered challenges and resilience strategies developed by women entrepreneurs in the informal sector, particularly those involved in green jobs, in the Republic of Mauritius and Rodrigues Island.

Through an insight into the unique experiences of these women, this newsletter seeks to throw light on specific gendered challenges that they face amid COVID-19, and on the coping mechanisms they developed to build resilience. The evidence- based information may provide substantial entry points for policy formulation and targeted response strategies to empower and meet the immediate and long-term needs of women in the green and informal sector.