Conditional cash transfers have become the tool of choice in poverty reduction throughout the global South, granting women significant access to social protection. Yet, their inclusion has not necessarily resulted in more equal gender outcomes in employment. This paper addresses the question: to what extent has targeted social protection supported women in creating a more level playing field in the labour market? Two cities in the south of Ecuador form the context of new empirical evidence gathered to study the Bono de Desarrollo Humano programme (Ecuador) used to explore narratives of dependence associated to the provision of conditional cash transfers in a context marked by deep-rooted gender inequalities. The paper argues that the essentialist views of women’s capacities that underpin conditional cash transfer hinder their intended transformative impact, failing to introduce changes that would otherwise permit women to take full-time secure employment or move towards guaranteeing their social rights.

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隔离制度化：厄瓜多尔南部的女性、有条件的现金转移和有偿就业

有条件的现金转移支付已成为全球南方减贫的首选工具，使妇女能够获得大量社会保护。然而，他们的加入并不一定会导致就业方面的性别结果更加平等。本文解决了一个问题：有针对性的社会保护在多大程度上支持妇女在劳动力市场创造更公平的竞争环境？厄瓜多尔南部的两个城市形成了新的经验证据的背景，以研究 Bono de Desarrollo Humano 计划（厄瓜多尔），该计划用于探索与在根深蒂固的性别不平等背景下提供有条件现金转移相关的依赖叙述.