Public employment and women: the impact of Argentina's Jefes Program on female heads of poor households

In 2002, Argentina implemented a large-scale public employment program to deal with the latest economic crisis and the ensuing massive unemployment and poverty. The program, known as Plan Jefes, offered part-time work for unemployed heads of households, and yet more than 70 percent of the people who turned up for work were women. The present paper evaluates the operation of this program, its macroeconomic effects, and its impact on program participants. We report findings from our 2005 meetings with policymakers and visits to different project sites. We find that Jefes addresses many important community problems, is well received by participants, and serves the needs of women particularly well. Some of the benefits women report are working in mother-friendly jobs, getting needed training and education, helping the community, and finding dignity and empowerment through work.

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Year of publication:	2007
Authors:	Tcherneva, Pavlina R. ; Wray, L. Randall
Publisher:	Annandale-on-Hudson, NY : Levy Economics Institute of Bard College
Subject:	Argentina \| Jefes y Jefas \| Public Employment \| Women

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Series:	Working Paper ; 519
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Working Paper
Language:	English
Other identifiers:	571722458 [GVK] hdl:10419/31662 [Handle]
Classification:	E65 - Studies of Particular Policy Episodes ; I38 - Government Policy; Provision and Effects of Welfare Programs ; J16 - Economics of Gender ; J68 - Public Policy ; o84
Source:	EconStor