not chosen categories of informal economy workers to affect and those not to affect. Rather, it has affected everyone regardless of the nature of economic activities that they involve they involve in. This is because the health guidelines embarked on by the Government of Zambia such as stay home and stay safe and social distancing did not discriminate the categories of informal economy workers to affect and those not to affect. Rather the guidelines were applicable to all categories of informal economy workers and Zambia in general. This is common in those economic activities such as such as cross-border trading, vending, art, mobile money booth operations and subsistence farming which are dominated by both men and women, both men and women have been worst affected in similar ways. The second perspective which is supported by handful respondents is that, they are certain informal economic activities that are dominated by men such as tax and bus driving, wheelbarrow pushing, scavenging, curios making and construction even if some women also own taxis and buses and also hire men to make curios for them and also work in construction works and as scavengers. In these activities men are the worst affected. This is because they are the majority. The third perspective which is also supported by few respondents is that in economic activities such as selling of vegetables and tomatoes, working as maids and cleaners, they are dominated by women even if men also work as marketeers and garden boys and cleaners. Below are the details on each of the other perspectives: 3.3.1: Perspective.1: All categories of informal economy workers are negatively affected by Covid-19 Almost all the respondents report that Covid-19 has not chosen which category of informal economy workers to affect and which ones to spare. Rather, all categories of informal economy workers whether male or female, whether based in rural and urban Zambia, whether youth, adult or older person, whether married, single, divorced, widowed or separated, and whether one owns property or does not own property, they are all affected by the effects of Covid-19. This is because Covid-19 affects everyone in similar ways. This perspective was expressed by the respondents in similar ways: “All categories of informal economy workers have been negatively affected. We can’t sale. Those who sale vegetables can’t sale. Those who sale scorns can’t sale. C ross border traders can’t travel. Curios depend on tourists. But tourists are not travelling and cannot sale their curios. So everyone is affected”. (FGD. 2 in Rural Zambia). 73