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

"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 protecti...

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Main Authors: Holmes, Rebecca (Rebecca Elizabeth) (Author)
Group Author: Jones, Nicola
Published: Zed Books ; Distributed in the USA exclusively by Palgrave Macmillan,
Publisher Address: London ; New York : New York :
Publication Dates: 2013.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Subjects:
Women > Services for > Developing countries.
Women > Developing countries > Social conditions.
Women's rights > Developing countries.
Sex role > Developing countries.
Summary: "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.
Carrier Form: xix, 316 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-306) and index.
ISBN: 9781780320410 (paperback) :
1780320418 (paperback)
9781780320427 (hardback)
1780320426 (hardback)
Index Number: HV1448
CLC: D441.7-119.52
Call Number: D441.7-119.52/H752
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.

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