Social protection and gender: policy, practice and research
Gender considerations in the design and delivery of social protection programs are critical to meet overall objectives of reducing poverty and vulnerability. We provide an overview of the policy discourse and research on social protection and gender in low- and middle-income countries, focusing on s...
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International Food Policy Research Institute
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| author | Hidrobo, Melissa Peterman, Amber Kumar, Neha Lambon-Quayefio, Monica Roy, Shalini Gilligan, Daniel O. Paz, Florencia |
| author_browse | Gilligan, Daniel O. Hidrobo, Melissa Kumar, Neha Lambon-Quayefio, Monica Paz, Florencia Peterman, Amber Roy, Shalini |
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| description | Gender considerations in the design and delivery of social protection programs are critical to meet overall objectives of reducing poverty and vulnerability. We provide an overview of the policy discourse and research on social protection and gender in low- and middle-income countries, focusing on social assistance, social care, and social insurance. Taking a ‘review of reviews’ approach, we aggregate findings from rigorous evaluations on women's health, economic, empowerment, and violence impacts. We show there is robust evidence that social assistance has beneficial effects across all four domains. In addition, there is emerging evidence that social care has positive impacts on women’s economic outcomes, but scarce evidence of its impacts on other domains. Aggregated evidence on the impacts of social insurance are lacking. Key design elements facilitating positive impacts for women relate to gender targeting; quality complementary programming; replacing conditionalities with soft nudges; ensuring the value, frequency, and duration of benefits are sufficient; and gender-sensitive operational components. We close with a discussion of evidence gaps and priorities for future research. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1442402025-11-06T06:21:07Z Social protection and gender: policy, practice and research Hidrobo, Melissa Peterman, Amber Kumar, Neha Lambon-Quayefio, Monica Roy, Shalini Gilligan, Daniel O. Paz, Florencia gender poverty social protection vulnerability women's empowerment Gender considerations in the design and delivery of social protection programs are critical to meet overall objectives of reducing poverty and vulnerability. We provide an overview of the policy discourse and research on social protection and gender in low- and middle-income countries, focusing on social assistance, social care, and social insurance. Taking a ‘review of reviews’ approach, we aggregate findings from rigorous evaluations on women's health, economic, empowerment, and violence impacts. We show there is robust evidence that social assistance has beneficial effects across all four domains. In addition, there is emerging evidence that social care has positive impacts on women’s economic outcomes, but scarce evidence of its impacts on other domains. Aggregated evidence on the impacts of social insurance are lacking. Key design elements facilitating positive impacts for women relate to gender targeting; quality complementary programming; replacing conditionalities with soft nudges; ensuring the value, frequency, and duration of benefits are sufficient; and gender-sensitive operational components. We close with a discussion of evidence gaps and priorities for future research. 2024-06-03 2024-06-03T20:48:12Z 2024-06-03T20:48:12Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/144240 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Hidrobo, Melissa; Peterman, Amber; Kumar, Neha; Lambon-Quayefio, Monica; Roy, Shalini; Gilligan, Daniel O.; and Paz, Flor. 2024. Social protection and gender: policy, practice and research. IFPRI Discussion Paper 2257. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/144240 |
| spellingShingle | gender poverty social protection vulnerability women's empowerment Hidrobo, Melissa Peterman, Amber Kumar, Neha Lambon-Quayefio, Monica Roy, Shalini Gilligan, Daniel O. Paz, Florencia Social protection and gender: policy, practice and research |
| title | Social protection and gender: policy, practice and research |
| title_full | Social protection and gender: policy, practice and research |
| title_fullStr | Social protection and gender: policy, practice and research |
| title_full_unstemmed | Social protection and gender: policy, practice and research |
| title_short | Social protection and gender: policy, practice and research |
| title_sort | social protection and gender policy practice and research |
| topic | gender poverty social protection vulnerability women's empowerment |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/144240 |
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