Education and Skills
South Africa’s public works programme is creating jobs, but it can do more for women
The South African government's "Expanded Public Works Programme" needs some alterations, to make it work for women.
Sophie Plagerson is a collaborating researcher for the New Directions in Social Policy project and the Linking Social Protection and Human Rights resource platform. At the time of her collaboration with UNRISD, she was a senior research fellow at the Centre for Social Development in Africa, University of Johannesburg, South Africa. Past projects include research on social protection and social justice, mental health, state-citizen relations, and frameworks for rights and responsibilities.
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