Social protection systems and gender: A review of the evidence

Global Social Policy, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 24(1), P. 25 - 45

Published: June 20, 2023

The negative impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic have motivated an unprecedented level global advocacy for gender-responsive and gender-transformative social protection systems that buffer individuals from shocks vulnerabilities. This turn to a approach reflects growing recognition presence one or two programmes targeting women does not guarantee they are protected throughout course their lives over wide range contingencies. Relative high levels interest, however, very little empirical evidence exists about what transformative system entails in practice. article departs existing literature focuses on design impact discreet instruments, present ‘state evidence’ gender systems. Drawing results phased scoping review academic policy spanning various fields, charts defining features base, summarizes is known identifies pathways future research. In addition scholarly analysis, offers comprehensive view policymakers, practitioners, movement leaders funders working problems perspective.

Language: Английский

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The State of Food Systems Worldwide: Counting Down to 2030

arXiv (Cornell University), Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Jan. 1, 2023

Transforming food systems is essential to bring about a healthier, equitable, sustainable, and resilient future, including achieving global development sustainability goals. To date, no comprehensive framework exists track transformation their contributions In 2021, the Food Systems Countdown 2030 Initiative (FSCI) articulated an architecture monitor across five themes: 1 diets, nutrition, health; 2 environment, natural resources, production; 3 livelihoods, poverty, equity; 4 governance; 5 resilience sustainability. Each theme comprises three-to-five indicator domains. This paper builds on that architecture, presenting inclusive, consultative process used select indicators application of using latest available data, constructing first baseline transformation. While data are cover most themes domains, critical gaps exist such as off-farm loss waste, governance. Baseline results demonstrate every region or country can claim positive outcomes in some parts systems, but none optimal all independent national income. These underscore need for dedicated monitoring agendas specific systems. Tracking these beyond will allow data-driven governance at scales increase accountability urgently needed progress toward

Language: Английский

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Ethically Driven and Methodologically Tailored: Setting the Agenda for Systematic Reviews in Domestic Violence and Abuse

Journal of Family Violence, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 38(6), P. 1055 - 1069

Published: April 3, 2023

Abstract Purpose Systematic reviews have an important, and growing, role to play in the global evidence eco-system of domestic violence abuse. Alongside substantive contributions knowledge, such stimulate debates about ethical reviewing practices importance tailoring methods nuances field. This paper aims pinpoint a set methodological priorities guide enhance review specifically field Method The five Pillars Research Integrity Framework (ethical guidelines for abuse research) are used interrogate systematic process. To do so, is retrospectively applied recently completed included rapid map in-depth analysis interventions aimed at creating or enhancing informal support social networks victim-survivors Results Ethical include (1) Safety wellbeing: maintaining wellbeing researchers stakeholders, appraising ethics studies, (2) Transparency/ accountability: transparent reporting research funding, together with explicit consideration authorship outputs, (3) Equality, human rights justice: developing diverse teams/ Advisory groups, that aim search for, report, perspectives. Considering researcher positionality/ reflexivity review, (4) Engagement: collaboration non-academic stakeholders individuals lived experience throughout process, (5) Ethics: independent scrutiny proposals input from expertise Conclusion Additional required comprehensively examine each stage In meantime, attention should be given underpinning framework our wider infrastructure governs reviews.

Language: Английский

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Missing the vulnerable—Inequalities in social protection in 13 sub-Saharan African countries: Analysis of population-based surveys

PLOS Global Public Health, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 4(7), P. e0002973 - e0002973

Published: July 2, 2024

We assessed socioeconomic inequalities in social protection coverage among the public, men and women living with human immunodeficiency virus (MLHIV, WLHIV), adolescent girls young (AGYW). used population-based data from Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Ethiopia, Eswatini, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe. constructed concentration curves (CC) computed indices (CIX) for each country population group. A CC represents cumulative percentage of plotted on y-axis against proportion population—ranked by status poorest to richest—on x-axis. The CIX quantifies poor or rich. sample size ranged 10,197 Eswatini 29,577 Tanzania. Social public varied 5.2% (95% Confidence Interval 4.5%–6.0%) Ethiopia 39.9% (37.0%–42.8%) Eswatini. It 6.9% (5.7%–8.4%) MLHIV Zambia 45.0% (41.2–49.0) WLHIV Namibia. Among AGYW, it 4.4% (3.6–5.3) 44.6% (40.8–48.5) Socioeconomic favored 11/13 countries surveyed. rich Cameroon was undefined d’Ivoire. these 11 −0.080 (p = 0.002) Malawi −0.372 (p< 0.001) In 8 countries, ≥15% people households reported receiving protection. Only higher levels did most achieve high coverage. low poor. Pro-poor is insufficient reach Research required Africa.

Language: Английский

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Late-Life Divorce and well-being of older people: A systematic review.

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics Plus, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 100107 - 100107

Published: Dec. 1, 2024

Language: Английский

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Strengthening the Teaching and Research Nexus (TRN) in Higher Education (HE): Systematic Review of Reviews

Sustainability, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 14(22), P. 15317 - 15317

Published: Nov. 18, 2022

Background: The linkage between teaching and research—also labelled the Teaching Research Nexus (TRN)—is object of a recurrent debate in higher education. centres on nature interrelation, TRN benefits challenges, concrete strategies, its impact students academics. Methods: Based systematic search papers published 2012 2022, review studies was conducted, building articles from Web Science Scopus. Results: From an initial 151 records, 14 fit inclusion/exclusion criteria. Goal questions: To provide researchers, teachers, policy decision-makers with overview education based available peer-reviewed studies, this driven by following guiding What are conceptual developments definitions? outcomes experimental interventions? implementation challenges education? strategies have been adopted? Finally, what do reviews stress as future directions for TRN? Brief conclusion: results helped identify patterns practices, research

Language: Английский

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The Gendered Consequences of COVID-19 for Internal Migration

Population Research and Policy Review, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 42(4)

Published: June 28, 2023

Abstract Scant evidence exists to identify the effects of pandemic on migrant women and unique barriers employment they endure. We merge longitudinal data from mobile phone surveys with subnational COVID cases examine whether were left more immobile vulnerable health risks, relative men, during in Kenya Nigeria. Each survey interviewed approximately 2000 men over three rounds (November 2020–January 2021, March–April November 2021–January 2022). Linear regression analysis reveals internal migrants are no knowing someone their network COVID. Rather, rural Nigeria less transmission through network, perhaps related possible wealth accumulation migration or acquired knowledge averting risks previous destinations. Per capita exposure hinders inter-regional both countries. Exposure an additional case per 10,000 people resulted a decline women’s interregional by 6 2 percentage points Nigeria, respectively.

Language: Английский

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Missing the vulnerable – Inequalities in social protection among the general population, people living with HIV, and adolescent girls and young women in 13 sub-Saharan African countries: Analysis of population-based surveys

medRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Feb. 9, 2024

Abstract Inequality in access to services is a global problem mainly impacting the poorest populations. The role of social protection reducing inequalities recognized, but few studies have investigated whether benefits people facing considerable socioeconomic inequalities. We assessed receiving among public, men and women living with human immunodeficiency virus (PLHIV), adolescent girls young (AGYW), using population-based data from 13 African countries. constructed concentration curves computed indices (CIX) for each country population group. also conducted desk review studied countries where information was available on characteristics programs their by general population, PLHIV, AGYW. sample size ranged 10,197 Eswatini 29,577 Tanzania. Women comprised 60% or more PLHIV surveyed 50%–70% respondents were unemployed, except Cameroon, Kenya, Uganda, less than 50% unemployed. Generally, proportion wealth quintile one (Q1), 20% households, like that Q2–Q5. varied 5.2% (95% Confidence Interval 4.5%– 6.0%) Ethiopia 39.9% (37.0%–42.8%) Eswatini. Among 6.9% (5.7%–8.4%) HIV Zambia 45.0% (41.2–49.0) Namibia. AGYW, 4.4% (3.6–5.3) 44.6% (40.8–48.5) In general, 15% Q1 reported eight (i.e., Côte d’Ivoire, Ethiopia, Malawi, Tanzania, Zambia), 10% three (Cameroon, Ethiopia); 15%– Rwanda, 30% Zimbabwe, 40% Lesotho, wealthiest quintiles (Q5), 3.6% (2.6%–5.0%) 19.7% (16.25–23.8%) Only higher coverage did households reached high. Socioeconomic favored poor 11 out rich Cameroon undefined d’Ivoire. CIX values these −0.080 (p=0.002) Malawi −0.372 (p< 0.001) WLHIV Zimbabwe. However, 8 Zambia) countries, received protection. surveyed, MLHIV WLHIV, AGYW generally low households. pro-poor protection, although necessary, not sufficient ensure receive Further research required identify reach sub-Saharan Africa.

Language: Английский

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Yếu tố tác động tới việc tham gia bảo hiểm xã hội của người lao động làm việc trong các doanh nghiệp tư nhân tại Việt Nam giai đoạn 2018 – 2022

Tạp chí Khoa học Thương mại, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 37 - 49

Published: Feb. 21, 2024

Bài báo tập trung đánh giá các yếu tố tác động tới việc tham gia bảo hiểm xã hội, bao gồm bắt buộc và tự nguyện, của người lao trên toàn quốc làm trong doanh nghiệp tư nhân tại Việt Nam. Khu vực có vai trò quan trọng nền kinh tế Nam thu hút lượng lớn động. Nghiên cứu sử dụng dữ liệu điều tra thứ cấp từ Điều Lao 3 năm: 2018, 2020 2022. dựa chéo mô hình hồi quy logit. Thông qua mẫu nghiên 151.058 động, kết quả cho thấy tỷ lệ hội tăng năm tra, đến phía là bằng giáo dục cao nhất, chứng chỉ nghề, loại hợp đồng nhập, giới tính

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The future of universal health coverage: How can low- and middle-income countries ‘break free from cocoons and transform’?

Journal of Global Health, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 14

Published: March 14, 2024

Language: Английский

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