Ahead of International Women’s Day 2020, Development Pathways wanted to challenge the assumptions underlying policy narratives and discourses that stereotype men and women in social protection.  What are the prevalent assumptions that perpetuate ‘gender myths’ in social protection and social policy? How do we break these stereotypes of policy discourse? We were joined by progressive thinkers and experts in this area who have been challenging gender narratives. 

Panellists: 

• Maxine Molyneux, Professor of Sociology at Institute of the Americas, UCL  
• Juan Gonzalo Jaramillo Mejia, Social Protection Programme Policy Officer, WFP 

Moderator: Anasuya Sengupta, Senior Social Policy Specialist, Development Pathways