Conditional cash transfer (CCT) programs have spread throughout Latin America and beyond based on the claim that they are an effective social policy tool to combat poverty. Gender relations are shaped by these policies. Recognizes the potential for CCTs to transform gender relations should mechanisms allowing childcare facilities and encouraging male participation in domestic labor become an integral part of these programs.
Gordon, Nickesia (author) and Sorensen, Kristin (author)
Format:
Book chapter
Publication Date:
2012
Published:
International: Peter Lang Publishing, Inc., New York City, New York
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D00331
Notes:
Pages 275-289 in Pauline Hope Cheong, Judith N. Martin and Leah P. Macfadyen (eds.), New media and intercultural communication: identify, community and politics. Peter Lang Publishing, Inc., New York City, New York. 337 pages.
