Claim-making under India’s Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA): Barriers and opportunities for women’s voice and agency over asset selection

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dc.creatorKosec, Katrina
dc.creatorKyle, Jordan
dc.creatorNarayanan, Sudha
dc.creatorRaghunathan, Kalyani
dc.creatorRay, Soumyajit
dc.date2024-03-31
dc.date2024-04-01T20:35:47Z
dc.date2024-04-01T20:35:47Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T15:08:34Z
dc.descriptionThis paper examines the dynamics of women's claim-making within the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) scheme in India, focusing on their participation in selecting durable assets for climate resilience. Despite legal entitlements and protections for women within the program, gender disparities persist in claiming public resources. Utilizing a mixed-methods approach including surveys and qualitative interviews, the study uncovers various pathways to women’s claim-making, influenced by factors such as gender norms around mobility and women’s voice and agency, internal barriers and constraints including comfort in public speaking, and knowledge of the program and its various procedures for selecting assets. While challenges to women’s effective participation remain, findings from our analysis suggest potential for interventions to reduce gender gaps and enhance inclusivity in planning processes. Moreover, the study underscores the importance of recognizing diverse claim-making pathways to promote inclusion effectively within the program.
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dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/140692
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/95801
dc.languageen
dc.publisherInternational Food Policy Research Institute
dc.relationhttps://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.136479
dc.relationhttps://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.137001
dc.relationhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/137429
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceKosec, Katrina; Kyle, Jordan; Narayanan, Sudha; Raghunathan, Kalyani; and Ray, Soumyajit. 2024. Claim-making under India’s Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA): Barriers and opportunities for women’s voice and agency over asset selection. IFPRI Discussion Paper 2247. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/140692
dc.subjectclimate resilience
dc.subjectgender equality
dc.subjectinfrastructure
dc.subjectwomen's empowerment
dc.subjectemployment
dc.subjectwomen's participation
dc.subjectgender norms
dc.subjectgovernance
dc.titleClaim-making under India’s Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA): Barriers and opportunities for women’s voice and agency over asset selection
dc.typeWorking Paper

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