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This research analyzes gender and informal work arrangements in post-Soviet Komsomolsk, Ukraine, 2002. The central research question for this project is: What is the relationship between gender and participation in informal,“off the books” work arrangements? Opportunities differ for women and men. Women's obligations are centered on the home and on childcare. I examine gender differences in work a decade after the Soviet Union's collapse and explain how and why work experiences differ for men and women in the post-Soviet context. To explore these questions, I employ multiple methods—in-depth interviews, survey and ethnography. Specifically, data were collected on garment work, petty trade, temporary work migration and home production. My data reveal significant gender differences in the informal economy as well as in the formal economy. Women are the main participants in garment work and …