| Resumen: |
The scoping paper takes a social protection systems approach to assess and summarise the evidence on the ways in which multicomponent social protection and economic inclusion programmes - including ‘cashplus’, graduation and ‘asset plus’ programmes as well as agricultural insurance - contribute to women’s economic empowerment (WEE) in rural areas, across both stable and fragile and conflict-affected settings. We examine the evidence on the impacts of interventions across eight outcome domains, as follows: (1) participation in labour markets, (2) productive capability, (3) financial inclusion, (4) decisionmaking, (5) psychological empowerment and gender attitudes, (6) freedom of movement, (7) time use, and (8) collective agency. We also assess the role that programme design, delivery, and policy plays in promoting these outcomes. The scoping paper draws on evidence from available systematic and narrative reviews, and individual studies, as well as key informant interviews, to inform future policy, programming, and research. |
