Gender and social protection

This chapter focuses on the gender dimensions of social protection design and implementation in lower- and middle-income countries.

From:
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Published
1 August 2021
Document Type:
Book Chapter
Theme:
Governance and Conflict
Authors:
Jones, N

Abstract

This chapter focuses on the gender dimensions of social protection design and implementation in lower- and middle-income countries. It summarizes available evidence on the extent to which social protection 鈥� from cash and asset transfers to public works programmes and social insurance schemes 鈥� is promoting girls鈥� and women鈥檚 empowerment and gender equality.

This work is an output of the Gender and Adolescence: Global Evidence (GAGE) programme

Citation

Jones, N. (2021) 鈥楪ender and social protection.鈥� Chapter 18 In E. Sch眉ring and M. Loewe (eds.), Handbook of Social Protection Systems. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar (https://doi.org/10.4337/9781839109119)

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