Violence Against Women and Girls : Social Protection Brief

The definition of social protection (SP) programs varies widely, as do the types of interventions included and the specific outcomes sought. These programs can be implemented through public and/or private sectors, with the involvement of single or multiple government sectors, or by some combination of these actors. This brief will specifically focus on four types of social protection interventions: social assistance, social insurance, labor market programs, and early childhood development. It will offer suggestions for integrating violence against women and girls (VAWG) prevention efforts within these interventions. These areas of focus are meant to be illustrative of different social protection programs, rather than to reflect the full breadth of SP programs. In general, SP programs are public interventions that support the poorest populations and assist individuals, households, and communities to better overcome social and economic risks. Examples of programs include: a) social assistance (social safety nets): cash transfers, school feeding, and targeted food assistance; b) social insurance: old-age and disability pensions and unemployment insurance; c) labor market programs: skills-building programs, job-search and matching programs, and improved labor regulations; and d) early childhood development. Other program interventions, which fall under what is referred to as social protection, aim to strengthen families abilities to respond to hardships by promoting gender equality. Examples include early childhood development, projects that focus on at-risk youth, or targeted poverty alleviation programs.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Gennari, Floriza, Arango, Diana, McCleary-Sills, Jennifer, Hidalgo, Nidia
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2014-12
Subjects:	ABUSE, ACCESS TO EDUCATION, ACCESS TO HEALTH, ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE, ACCESS TO MARKETS, ACCESS TO RESOURCES, ADOLESCENT, ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT, ADOLESCENTS, ADULTHOOD, ADVERSE HEALTH, AGED, ARMED CONFLICT, BEHAVIOR CHANGE, CAREGIVERS, CHILD ABUSE, CHILD CARE, CHILD HEALTH, CHILD MALTREATMENT, CHILD MARRIAGES, CODES OF CONDUCT, CONDOM, CONDOM USE, CONFLICT RESOLUTION, CRIME, DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, DEVELOPMENT INTERVENTIONS, DISABILITY, DISASTERS, DOMESTIC ABUSE, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DOMESTIC WORKERS, EARLY CHILDHOOD, EARLY MARRIAGE, ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT, ECONOMIC OBSTACLES, ECONOMIC RESOURCES, ELDERLY, EMOTIONAL SUPPORT, EMOTIONAL VIOLENCE, EMPLOYMENT OF WOMEN, EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, EMPOWERING WOMEN, EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN, EQUAL RIGHTS, FAMILIES, FAMILY PLANNING, FATHERS, FEMALE, FOCUS GROUP DISCUSSIONS, FORMS OF DISCRIMINATION, FUTURE GENERATIONS, GENDER, GENDER ;AMP; DEVELOPMENT, GENDER IMBALANCE, GENDER ISSUES, GENDER NORMS, GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE, GIRLS, HEALTH CARE, HEALTH OUTCOMES, HIGH-RISK, HIV, HOME CARE, HOUSEHOLD DYNAMICS, HUMAN CAPITAL, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, HUMAN RIGHTS, HUSBANDS, ILLNESS, INCOME-GENERATING ACTIVITIES, INDIGENOUS WOMEN, INFORMAL SECTOR, INHERITANCE, INTERNATIONAL LABOR ORGANIZATION, INTERVENTION, INTIMATE PARTNER, JOB CREATION, JOB SECURITY, JOURNAL OF MARRIAGE, LABOR MARKET, LABOUR ORGANIZATION, LAWS, LEVELS OF EDUCATION, LIFE SKILLS, LIVELIHOOD OPPORTUNITIES, LIVELIHOOD SKILLS, MALE ATTITUDES, MALE PARTNERS, MENTAL HEALTH, MINORITY, MOTHERS, NATIONAL ACTION, OLD AGE, OLD-AGE, OLDER WOMEN, PARENTING, PARTNER ABUSE, PENSIONS, PERPETRATORS OF VIOLENCE, PHYSICAL VIOLENCE, POLICY LEVEL, POLICY RESEARCH, POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER, POOR MENTAL HEALTH, PREGNANCY, PREGNANT WOMEN, PREVENTION ACTIVITIES, PREVENTION EFFORTS, PRIMARY SCHOOL, PRIMARY SCHOOL EDUCATION, PROGRESS, PROMOTING GENDER EQUALITY, PUBLIC HEALTH, QUALITY EDUCATION, RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS, RAPE, RECREATION, REFUGEE, REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH, RESPECT, RIGHTS FOR WOMEN, RISK ASSESSMENT, RISK FACTORS, RISK OF VIOLENCE, ROLE OF WOMEN, SAFETY NET, SAFETY NETS, SCHOOL ATTENDANCE, SCHOOLS, SELF-CONFIDENCE, SELF-ESTEEM, SERVICE PROVIDERS, SEX, SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, SEXUAL HARASSMENT, SHELTERS, SOCIAL ASSISTANCE, SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, SOCIAL JUSTICE, SOCIAL MOBILIZATION, SOCIAL NORMS, SOCIAL SECURITY, SOCIAL SERVICES, SOCIAL SUPPORT, SUBSTANCE USE, SURVIVORS OF VIOLENCE, TEENAGE PREGNANCIES, TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES, TRAUMA, UNDP, UNEMPLOYMENT, URBAN COMMUNITIES, VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN, VULNERABILITY, VULNERABILITY TO VIOLENCE, VULNERABLE POPULATIONS, WOMAN, WOMEN IN ABUSIVE RELATIONSHIPS, WOMEN WITH DISABILITIES, WOMENAPOS;S HEALTH, WORKING CONDITIONS, WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION, YOUNG WOMEN, YOUTH,
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