Social protection and gender: Policy, practice, and research
| dc.creator | Hidrobo, Melissa | |
| dc.creator | Peterman, Amber | |
| dc.creator | Kumar, Neha | |
| dc.creator | Lambon-Quayefio, Monica | |
| dc.creator | Roy, Shalini | |
| dc.creator | Gilligan, Daniel O. | |
| dc.creator | Paz, Florencia | |
| dc.date | 2026-04 | |
| dc.date | 2026-03-25T14:12:22Z | |
| dc.date | 2026-03-25T14:12:22Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-06-27T15:28:34Z | |
| dc.description | Gender considerations in the design and delivery of programs are critical for social protection to achieve its primary objectives of reducing poverty and vulnerability. First, prevalence and risk factors for poverty differ by gender, as does the nature of vulnerability. Thus, to sustainably reduce poverty for all, strategies must take gender into account. Second, gender shapes the impact of social protection. Not only are the effects of programs mediated by gender norms and intra house hold dynamics, but gender differences in opportunities, constraints, and preferences determine the extent to which dif fer ent individuals can participate in and benefit from social protection. Third, entrenched societal inequities imply that women and girls are often disproportionately held back from achieving their potential. Addressing these inequities through social protection may be particularly promising to achieve longer- term poverty- reduction goals, increase productive efficiency, and promote a better, more sustainable future. Lastly, to the extent that social protection intrinsically aims to increase equity, there may be an implicit mandate to prioritize women and girls. | |
| dc.identifier | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/182243 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/105527 | |
| dc.language | en | |
| dc.publisher | MIT Press | |
| dc.rights | Open Access | |
| dc.source | Hidrobo, Melissa; Peterman, Amber; Kumar, Neha; Lambon-Quayefio, Monica; et al. 2026. Social protection and gender: Policy, practice, and research. In The Handbook of Social Protection: Evidence and New Directions for Low- and Middle-Income Countries, eds. Rema Hanna and Benjamin A. Olken. Section Seven: Challenges, Special Needs, and Solutions to Effective Delivery, Chapter 17, Pp. 287-304. https://doi.org/10.7551/mitpress/14927.003.0025 | |
| dc.subject | social protection | |
| dc.subject | gender | |
| dc.subject | social policies | |
| dc.title | Social protection and gender: Policy, practice, and research | |
| dc.type | Book Chapter |