Strengthening women’s livelihoods through the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA): Policy strategies for resilience and inclusion: The Bhubaneshwar Charter

Globally, there is increasing recognition of the significant potential for social protection programs to sup-port sustainable livelihoods and build household resilience to climatic and economic shocks (Jordan et al., 2021; Norton et al., 2020). For women—who disproportionately bear the burden of the...

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Main Authors: Narayanan, Sudha, Raghunathan, Kalyani, Kosec, Katrina, Paul, Meekha Hannah, Kumar, Deepak, Agnihotri, Satish B., Murthy, Indu K., Sarathy, Partha, Panda, Aditi, Kyle, Jordan
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Published: International Food Policy Research Institute 2025
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/174707
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author Narayanan, Sudha
Raghunathan, Kalyani
Kosec, Katrina
Paul, Meekha Hannah
Kumar, Deepak
Agnihotri, Satish B.
Murthy, Indu K.
Sarathy, Partha
Panda, Aditi
Kyle, Jordan
author_browse Agnihotri, Satish B.
Kosec, Katrina
Kumar, Deepak
Kyle, Jordan
Murthy, Indu K.
Narayanan, Sudha
Panda, Aditi
Paul, Meekha Hannah
Raghunathan, Kalyani
Sarathy, Partha
author_facet Narayanan, Sudha
Raghunathan, Kalyani
Kosec, Katrina
Paul, Meekha Hannah
Kumar, Deepak
Agnihotri, Satish B.
Murthy, Indu K.
Sarathy, Partha
Panda, Aditi
Kyle, Jordan
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description Globally, there is increasing recognition of the significant potential for social protection programs to sup-port sustainable livelihoods and build household resilience to climatic and economic shocks (Jordan et al., 2021; Norton et al., 2020). For women—who disproportionately bear the burden of these shocks—such programs serve as a critical safety net and a pathway to economic empowerment (Kosec et al., 2023; Mason & Agan, 2015). Yet, the extent to which social protection delivers on this promise depends on robust financing, inclusive program design, and effective implementation. Evidence suggests that public interventions often fall short in addressing gender inequalities, and that complementary efforts must be made to redress entrenched disadvantages that women might face in shaping, accessing, and benefiting from these programs.
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spelling CGSpace1747072026-01-09T02:41:26Z Strengthening women’s livelihoods through the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA): Policy strategies for resilience and inclusion: The Bhubaneshwar Charter Narayanan, Sudha Raghunathan, Kalyani Kosec, Katrina Paul, Meekha Hannah Kumar, Deepak Agnihotri, Satish B. Murthy, Indu K. Sarathy, Partha Panda, Aditi Kyle, Jordan livelihoods resilience social protection women Globally, there is increasing recognition of the significant potential for social protection programs to sup-port sustainable livelihoods and build household resilience to climatic and economic shocks (Jordan et al., 2021; Norton et al., 2020). For women—who disproportionately bear the burden of these shocks—such programs serve as a critical safety net and a pathway to economic empowerment (Kosec et al., 2023; Mason & Agan, 2015). Yet, the extent to which social protection delivers on this promise depends on robust financing, inclusive program design, and effective implementation. Evidence suggests that public interventions often fall short in addressing gender inequalities, and that complementary efforts must be made to redress entrenched disadvantages that women might face in shaping, accessing, and benefiting from these programs. 2025-05-20 2025-05-20T18:29:56Z 2025-05-20T18:29:56Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/174707 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Narayanan, Sudha; Raghunathan, Kalyani; Kosec, Katrina; Paul, Meekha Hannah; Kumar, Deepak; Agnihotri, Sat-ish B.; et al. 2025. Strengthening women’s livelihoods through the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA): Policy strategies for resilience and inclusion: The Bhubaneshwar Charter. South Asia Policy Perspectives 3. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/174707
spellingShingle livelihoods
resilience
social protection
women
Narayanan, Sudha
Raghunathan, Kalyani
Kosec, Katrina
Paul, Meekha Hannah
Kumar, Deepak
Agnihotri, Satish B.
Murthy, Indu K.
Sarathy, Partha
Panda, Aditi
Kyle, Jordan
Strengthening women’s livelihoods through the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA): Policy strategies for resilience and inclusion: The Bhubaneshwar Charter
title Strengthening women’s livelihoods through the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA): Policy strategies for resilience and inclusion: The Bhubaneshwar Charter
title_full Strengthening women’s livelihoods through the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA): Policy strategies for resilience and inclusion: The Bhubaneshwar Charter
title_fullStr Strengthening women’s livelihoods through the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA): Policy strategies for resilience and inclusion: The Bhubaneshwar Charter
title_full_unstemmed Strengthening women’s livelihoods through the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA): Policy strategies for resilience and inclusion: The Bhubaneshwar Charter
title_short Strengthening women’s livelihoods through the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA): Policy strategies for resilience and inclusion: The Bhubaneshwar Charter
title_sort strengthening women s livelihoods through the mahatma gandhi national rural employment guarantee act mgnrega policy strategies for resilience and inclusion the bhubaneshwar charter
topic livelihoods
resilience
social protection
women
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/174707
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