This paper seeks to explore social protection from the perspective of social and economic rights. The ‘supply’ of rights within any given context is the responsibility of a number of institutional actors, with...
In this book Naila Kabeer explores the gendered dimension of risk, vulnerability, and insecurity and hence the gendered need for social protection. Her emphasis is on the informal economy because that is where the...
Note prepared for UN Expert Group Meeting On Promoting Social Integration Helsinki, 8 -10th July 2008 This paper is intended as a contribution to the Expert Group deliberations on strategies for building more inclusive...
As with overall equity concerns, gender equality is important for both intrinsic and instrumental reasons. It has a bearing on family harmony and on wellbeing in many dimensions. It involves policy-making with respect to...
Despite their apparent gender-neutrality, most discussions of poverty have been premised on the concept of a male actor and of male-centred notions of well-being and agency. The assumption underpinning income/consumption and well-being measures is...