Investment in gender-responsive social protection systems and evidence is key to a more equal future post–COVID-19. This journal article in Science examines how social protection systems have fared in supporting women and girls during COVID. It calls for investment in gender-responsive social protection systems and offers recommended actions for a more equal future.

Authors: Maja Gavrilovic, Monica Rubio, Francesca Bastagli, Roopa Hinton, Silke Staab, Ruth Graham Goulder, Charlotte Bilo, Ruby Khan, Amber Peterman, Bobo Diallo, Laura Alfers, Aroa Santiago, Zehra Rizvi, Rebecca Holmes, Juan Gonzalo Jaramillo Mejia, and Constanza Tabbush.