Working and discussion papersSeptember 2020Francesca Bastagli and Abigail HuntWorkers in a garment factory in Kabul, Afghanistan, 2014. Photo: Jawad Jalali for ADBThere is growing pressure on social protection systems to adjust to a changing world of work and to harness the opportunities presented looking forward. The time is ripe to build on learning to date to deliver social protection that adequately addresses gender-related contingencies over the course of the life cycle and, in conjunction with wider labour and social policy, gender inequalities in the world of work. Social protection policy options set out in this paper provide examples of how this can be achieved in practice. They also highlight key emerging issues and areas for future research in the pursuit of gender-responsive social protection in the context of the future of work.Read the research Social protection and the future of work: a gender analysisDocumentInfographic: empowering women in the world of work Infographic: empowering women in the world of workInfographic | September 2020Infographic highlighting how social protection can empower women in the world of work. Find out moreRelated Universal basic income and workBook chapter examining the interface between universal basic income and work.Books or book chapters3 December 2019 Linking social protection and water security to empower women and girlsWorking paper exploring key linkages between the social protection, water and gender sectors.Working and discussion papers27 November 2019 The politics of gender-responsive social protectionThis paper analyses social protection policy and programming through a gendered political economy lens.Working and discussion papers27 November 2019 Gender and the gig economy: critical steps for evidence-based policyDespite the rapid global expansion of the gig economy, there has been little research to date on the gendered experiences of gig work.Working and discussion papers24 January 2019See more:future of worksocial protectioninequalitygenderGlobal
Infographic: empowering women in the world of workInfographic | September 2020Infographic highlighting how social protection can empower women in the world of work. Find out more
