Mapping the policy landscape for women’s economic empowerment in Rwanda
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2020-12
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The paper documents in-country knowledge, innovations, and potential solutions to empower women, focusing on Unpaid Care Work (UCW), gender segregation in the labour market, and women’s collective action. This policy brief outlines women’s status in Rwanda, including key national policies concerning women. Among the programs addressing UCW are the UN Joint Programme on Rural Women’s Economic Empowerment (JPRWEE) and ActionAid Rwanda’s POWER program. JPRWEE addresses the UCW burden by promoting energy saving technologies such as water harvesting tanks, greenhouses, compost management, and small-scale irrigation. As family providers and caregivers, women and girls are among the most vulnerable to impacts of COVID-19.
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French version available in IDRC Digital Library
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Policy Brief
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UNPAID WORK, CARE WORK, CARE ECONOMY, WOMEN’S WORK, INFORMAL SECTOR, POLICY MAKING, WOMEN’S ORGANIZATIONS, WOMEN’S ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT, RWANDA, SOUTH OF SAHARA