[1] She is primarily known for her field-based approach to research on the informal sector generally - but particularly aspects such as poverty, violence, asset vulnerability and strategies for accumulation in the urban setting.
[6] This feminist concept serves as a basic foundation for her argument that since men and women have their own roles in society, they need to be planned for differently.
Her main argument is that the roles mentioned for women (productive and community management) are viewed as natural, and therefore neglected in policy making.
Another issue Moser finds with the Third World society model is that it discredits other types of household structures, and only takes the Nuclear family into consideration.
Her so-called “women-headed” households are increasing statistically, but Moser says that these women have difficulty accessing the same level of employment and success that their male counterparts achieve.
In her opinion, by introducing women into labor fields that typically men are a part of, it will open up opportunities to make a living and potentially erode at the existing divide of the sexes in the work force.
[6] Moser's point of a female transport system is that it will allow women to feel safe when taking care of their needs and errands outside of the house.
She believes that it is crucial to understand and identify the driving forces of all the violence in these urban areas, and come up with a solution to diminish it.
She mentions that the reason she chose Latin America to develop this framework and study is because the nation has the highest rates of violence recorded.
The framework highlights that there is a link between mainly inequality and impoverished communities, mixed in with a number of other factors including violence.
[7] Different countries may have overlapping causes of violence, in which those developing policies can potentially be reused in numerous regions.
For example, anthropologists Fenella Porter and Caroline Sweetman were motivated by Moser and explained how to use gender mainstreaming to raise awareness.
[8] Similar to Moser, the article highlights the importance of identifying the various roles of both genders, and how it relates to their economic status.