Cash transfer programmes, poverty reduction and empowerment of women in South Africa

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Sophie Plagerson and Marianne S. Ulriksen

Working paper (International Labour Organization. Gender, Equality and Diversity Branch), no. 4/2015, ILO

2015

Abstract

cash benefit

family benefit

poverty alleviation

womens empowerment

household income

social assistance

South Africa

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Title: Cash transfer programmes, poverty reduction and empowerment of women in South Africa
Creators: Sophie Plagerson
Marianne S. Ulriksen
Contributors: International Labour Organization. Gender, Equality and Diversity Branch
Publisher: ILO; Geneva
Date published: 2015
Series: Working paper (International Labour Organization. Gender, Equality and Diversity Branch); no. 4/2015
Number of pages: ix, 43 p.
Language: English
Asset Type: working paper
Record Identifier: 995321030502676
Table of contents: Introduction -- Cash transfer programmes in South Africa -- Strategies and arrangements for cash transfers that aim to reduce poverty amongst women and contribute to their empowerment -- Inter-linkages of cash transfers to other policies facilitating women's access to employment and social services -- The effects of South African cash transfer programmes on women, with particular emphasis on their economic empowerment -- Conclusion and recommendations.