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We examine female activity in Algeria according to a sample of 783 economically active women drawn from a household survey conducted in Bejaia in 2012. By means of a multinomial logit model and a series of earnings functions, we identify the determinants of access and earnings of women in the different segments of the labor market (formal and informal). A low education level increases the likelihood of entering the informal sector, which confirms the hypothesis of segmentation of the labor market and emphasizes the existence of a subsistence segment within the informal sector.