Moving Towards Gender Responsive and Socially Inclusive Social Protection

This policy brief is intended to serve as a knowledge resource for UN Women, the Government of Nepal, international development partners and civil society to work towards gender-responsive and socially inclusive social protection in Nepal. The policy brief highlights policy and budgetary gaps and provides a set of recommendations for realizing gender-responsive and socially inclusive social protection. The policy brief draws from the study ‘Gendered Assessment of Social Protection Policies in Nepal’ commissioned by UN Women Nepal in 2021.