Some great gender resources this week! A review by Gavrilovic et al offers a range of concrete entry points for
transitioning from “gender-sensitive” social protection to addressing structural barriers to gender equality . In what way? The report’s analysis identifies five main channels, including at the level of individuals (e.g., via e-payments and financial literacy trainings, p.19), households (e.g., soft conditionalities and joint discussions, p.24), communities (e.g., job quotas and equal wages in public works, p.28), organizations (e.g., via gender analysis and staff trainings, p.31), and macro environments (e.g., public debates and awareness-raising campaigns, p.34). I also enjoyed some of the novel showcased examples, like Uganda’s facilitated intra-household...
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