The impact of Bolsa Família on women’s decision-making power

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dc.creatorde Brauw, Alan
dc.creatorGilligan, Daniel O.
dc.creatorHoddinott, John F.
dc.creatorRoy, Shalini
dc.date2014-07
dc.date2024-08-01T02:51:34Z
dc.date2024-08-01T02:51:34Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T15:30:42Z
dc.descriptionConditional cash transfer programs with female beneficiaries have scope to increase women's intrahousehold decision-making power. Yet quantitative evidence is limited. We show that Brazil's Bolsa Família program has significant impacts on women's decision making, but with considerable heterogeneity in effects. In aggregate, Bolsa Família significantly increases women's decision-making power regarding contraception. This effect is driven by urban households, in which Bolsa Família also significantly increases women's decision-making power in spheres related to children's school attendance and health expenses, household durable goods purchases, and contraception use. Meanwhile, in rural households, we find no increases and possible reductions in women's decision-making power.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/150364
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/106525
dc.languageen
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.relationhttp://www.ipc-undp.org/pub/IPCOnePager238.pdf
dc.relationhttp://www.ipc-undp.org/pub/IPCOnePager239.pdf
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourcede Brauw, Alan; Gilligan, Daniel O.; Hoddinott, John F.; Roy, Shalini. The impact of Bolsa Família on women’s decision-making power. World Development 59(July 2014): 487-504. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2013.02.003
dc.subjectgender
dc.subjectsocial protection
dc.subjectdecision making
dc.subjectcash transfers
dc.subjectwomen
dc.titleThe impact of Bolsa Família on women’s decision-making power
dc.typeJournal Article

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