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Social protection programs for women in developing countries

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  • Lisa A. Cameron

    (Monash University, Australia, and IZA, Germany)

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Women are more likely than men to work in the informal sector and to drop out of the labor force for a time, such as after childbirth, and to be impeded by social norms from working in the formal sector. This work pattern undermines productivity, increases women’s vulnerability to income shocks, and impairs their ability to save for old age. Many developing countries have introduced social protection programs to protect poor people from social and economic risks, but despite women’s often greater need, the programs are generally less accessible to them than to men.

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  • Lisa A. Cameron, 2014. "Social protection programs for women in developing countries," IZA World of Labor, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), pages 1-14, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:iza:izawol:journl:y:2014:n:14
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    Keywords

    social protection; social assistance; social insurance; gender; developing countries; women;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • O15 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration
    • J16 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination
    • I38 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - Government Programs; Provision and Effects of Welfare Programs

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