Library

How does a women’s low spatial mobility impact her access to DBT?

  • user by MSC
  • time Nov 9, 2022
  • calendar 1 min

MSC studied how norms around mobility impact women’s access to DBT funds in India. We learned that mobility remains severely restricted for women compared to men. Moreover, several factors influence mobility, including household income, age, and caste.

India’s G2P program-DBT’s implementation does not account for the fear of sexual harassment women feel when they step out of their homes to collect the disbursements. Nor does DBT take into account other restrictive social norms prevalent in society that discourage women from stepping out.

Watch the video to learn more.


Warning: Undefined array key "time_continue" in /var/www/html/wp-content/themes/microsave/single.php on line 146

Leave comments

Written by

jayan-nair

MSC