Employment type was defined based on 4 indicators: 1) employment status in the last 12 months (employed, non-employed); 2) aggregate occupation category (skilled, unskilled); 3) type of earnings (cash only, cash and in-kind, in-kind only, unpaid); and 4) seasonality of employment (all year, seasonal/occasional employment). Formal employment included the following 3 combinations: 1) employed, skilled occupation, cash only earnings, employed all year; 2) employed, skilled occupation, cash only earnings, seasonal/occasional employment; and 3) employed, unskilled occupation, cash only earnings, employed all year. Other employed women were categorized as informally employed.