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UN Women policy brief series

UN Women policy brief series

Publication year 2015
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The UN Women policy brief series synthesizes research findings, analysis, and policy recommendations on key policy areas around gender equality and women’s rights in an accessible format. The series is coordinated by UN Women’s Research and Data Section and, to ensure the quality and relevance of the content, each brief undergoes a rigorous internal and external peer review process.

These concise and relevant policy-oriented documents are useful resources for gender equality advocates, civil society, and other policy actors working to achieve gender equality and women’s rights.

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  • Policy brief no. 26: Addressing violence against women through social protection: A review of the evidence (2023)
  • Policy brief no. 25: Public guarantee of child support: A key policy for improving the economic well-being of lone-mother families (2022)
  • Policy brief no. 24: Putting gender equality at the centre of social protection strategies in sub-Saharan Africa: How far have we come? (2021)
  • Policy brief no. 23: Working with men and boys for gender equality: State of play and future directions (2021)
  • Policy brief no. 22: Universal basic income: Potential and limitations from a gender perspective (2021)
  • Policy brief no. 21: COVID-19 and fiscal policy: Applying gender-responsive budgeting in support and recovery (2021)
  • Policy brief no. 20: COVID-19 and women's rights organizations: Bridging response gaps and demanding a more just future (2021)
  • Policy brief no. 19: COVID-19 and conflict: Advancing women’s meaningful participation in ceasefires and peace processes (2020)
  • Policy brief no. 18: COVID-19 and women’s leadership: From an effective response to building back better (2020)
  • Policy brief no. 17: COVID-19 and violence against women and girls: Addressing the shadow pandemic (2020)
  • Policy brief no. 16: COVID-19 and the care economy: Immediate action and structural transformation for a gender-responsive recovery (2020)
  • Policy brief no. 15: Addressing the economic fallout of COVID-19: Pathways and policy options for a gender-responsive recovery (2020)
  • Policy brief no. 14: Leaving no one behind: Access to social protection for all migrant women (2020)
  • Policy brief no. 13: Family-oriented cash transfers from a gender perspective: Are conditionalities justified? (2019)
  • Policy brief no. 12: Gender and age-responsive social protection: The potential of cash transfers to advance adolescent rights and capabilities (2019)
  • Policy brief no. 11: The gender gap in agriculture productivity in sub-Saharan Africa: Causes, costs and solutions (2019)
  • Policy brief no. 10: Towards inclusive cities for all: How to protect the rights of women in informal self-employment (2018)
  • Policy brief no. 9: Long-term care for older people: A new global gender priority (2017)
  • Policy brief no. 8: Why and how constitutions matter for advancing gender equality: Gains, gaps and policy implications (2017)
  • Policy brief no. 7: Making social protection gender-responsive: Lessons from UN Women's work in the Eastern Caribbean (2017)
  • Policy brief no. 6: Tackling the gender pay gap: From individual choices to institutional change (2016)
  • Policy brief no. 5: Redistributing unpaid care and sustaining quality care services: A prerequisite for gender equality (2016)
  • Policy brief no. 4: Why macroeconomic policy matters for gender equality (2015)
  • Policy brief no. 3: Protecting women’s income security in old age: Toward gender-responsive pension systems (2015)
  • Policy brief no. 2: Gender equality, child development and job creation: How to reap the ‘triple dividend’ from early childhood education and care services (2015)
  • Policy brief no. 1: Making national social protection floors work for women (2015)

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United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women)
UN Women office publishing
UN Women Headquarters Office

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