Gender and social protection in the developing world : beyond mothers and safety nets

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Title:

Author:

Holmes, Rebecca (Rebecca Elizabeth)

ISBN:

9781780320410

9781780320427

Personal Author:

Holmes, Rebecca (Rebecca Elizabeth)

Publication Information:

London ; New York : Zed Books ; New York : Distributed in the USA exclusively by Palgrave Macmillan, [2013]

Physical Description:

xix, 316 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Contents:

Introduction : why social protection needs a gender lens -- Key concepts in gender and social protection -- The gendered patterning of vulnerability, risk and resilience -- Transferring income and assets : assessing the contribution to gender-sensitive poverty reduction -- Working one's way out of poverty : public works through a gender lens -- Insuring against shocks : the gendered dimensions of insurance -- Ensuring access to state provision : towards more gender-sensitive subsidy schemes -- Why politics matters : a gendered political economy approach to social protection -- Conclusions and recommendations : advancing gender-sensitive social protection.

Abstract:

"This book introduces a much-needed gender lens to debates around social protection. Millions of dollars are invested annually in social protection policies and programs addressing poverty and vulnerability in the developing world. Despite this, little attention has been paid to social protection's role in tackling gendered experiences of poverty and vulnerability. Gender and Social Protection in the Developing World argues that gender-sensitive policy and program design and implementation are essential. Drawing on empirical evidence from Africa, Asia and Latin America, the book provides rich insights. into the effects of a broad range of social protection instruments. It concludes that with relatively simple design changes and investment in implementation capacity there is potential for social protection to contribute to transforming gender relations at the individual, intra-household and community levels."--Publisher's website.

Subject Term:

Women -- Services for -- Developing countries.

Women -- Developing countries -- Social conditions.

Women's rights -- Developing countries.

Sex role -- Developing countries.

Added Author:

Jones, Nicola Anne.

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Summary

Millions of pounds of international development funds are invested annually in social protection programmes to tackle poverty. Poverty is perpetuated by risk and vulnerability, much of which is gendered. Despite this, little attention has been paid to gender-sensitive policy and programme design and implementation.

Gender and Social Protection in the Developing World introduces a much-needed gender lens to these debates. Drawing on empirical evidence from poor households and communities in Africa, Asia and Latin America, the book provides rich insight into the effects of a range of social protection instruments. It concludes that with relatively simple changes to design and with investment in implementation capacity, social protection can contribute to transforming gender relations at the individual, intrahousehold and community levels.

With a foreword by Stephen Devereux.