Womenareoftenoverrepresentedamongthepoorestandthemostvulnerable.Duetovariousfactorslimitingtheiropportunities,includingcareresponsibilitiesandgendernorms,manyeitherremainoutsidetheworkforceorengageininformalemploymentwithinprecarioussectorslackingcrucialsafeguards.Evenduringrelativelystabletimes,theyteeterontheedgeofeconomicinsecurity,andwhenconfrontedwithshockslikeapandemicorclimatehazard,theiralreadyprecariousjobsbecomeevenmoresusceptibletodisappearance,leavingwomeninavulnerablerealitywithoutadequatecopingmechanisms.Thisunderscorestheimportanceofputtingwomenatthecenterofsocialprotectionprograms,whichhavethepotentialtoeffectivelyalleviatepoverty.Ensuringthatsocialprotectionsystemshaveatargetedapproachforwomencouldhelpthemnavigatethroughunexpectedcrisesandsetbacks,secureemploymentopportunitiesandenhancetheiroverallproductivityandwell-being.Thisdoesnotonlyhavethepowertoalleviatewomenoutofpoverty,butalsopotentiallytheirfamilies,communities,andbroadersocieties.TheAfricaGenderInnovationLab(GIL)hasbeengeneratingrigorousevidencetounderstandwhatworks,andwhatdoesnot,insupportingwomenwithsocialprotectioninterventions.ThisbriefprovidesanoverviewofthesekeyresearchfindingsfromSub-SaharanAfrica,highlightinginsightsanddesignconsiderationsfromsocialprotectionprogramsthathavedemonstratedpositiveoutcomesforwomenwhilealsoderiv...
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