Gender and social protection in South Asia: an assessment of the design of non-contributory programmes

"Social protection has received increased attention as a measure to reduce poverty and vulnerability and achieve social transformation, including the reduction of gender inequality. According to the Social Protection Inter-Agency Cooperation Board (SPIAC-B 2019), to contribute to gender equalit...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Tebaldi, Raquel, Bilo, Charlotte
Tipo de recurso: informe técnico
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:Brasil
Institución:Instituto de Pesquisa Econômica Aplicada (IPEA)
Repositorio:Repositório Institucional da IPEA (RCIpea)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.ipea.gov.br:11058/15351
Acceso en línea:https://repositorio.ipea.gov.br/handle/11058/15351
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Gender
social
protection
South
Asia
assessment
design
non-contributory
programmes
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Sumario:"Social protection has received increased attention as a measure to reduce poverty and vulnerability and achieve social transformation, including the reduction of gender inequality. According to the Social Protection Inter-Agency Cooperation Board (SPIAC-B 2019), to contribute to gender equality, social protection systems should address life cycle risks, increase access to services and sustainable infrastructure and promote women’s and girls’ economic empowerment, voice and agency". (...)