Consultancy to Write a Policy Brief on Financing Gender-Transformative Social Protection in Asia

• The consultant will be responsible for researching, drafting, and finalizing a 20-page regional policy brief that analyses how fiscal policy shapes social protection financing in Asia and proposes feminist solutions for creating fiscal space to finance universal and gender-transformative social protection systems.
• The assignment will include a comprehensive literature review, policy analysis, consultation with AFC member organizations, incorporation of regional case studies, and development of actionable policy recommendations.
• Specific tasks include: Conducting a desk review of regional and global literature on social protection financing, fiscal policy, feminist economics, care systems, taxation, debt, gender-responsive budgeting, and fiscal justice.
• Reviewing policy experiences, evidence, and country-level analysis from AFC member organizations across 11 Asian countries, incorporating relevant case studies and examples.
• Developing a policy brief that examines fiscal choices shaping social protection financing, analyzes gendered impacts of taxation, debt, austerity, and public expenditure, demonstrates why financing care is central, highlights the need for stronger public financing due to climate change and economic crises, and identifies feminist policy solutions to expand fiscal space for universal and gender-responsive social protection.
• Consulting with AFC members to ensure their evidence, advocacy experiences, and recommendations are reflected.
• Revising the draft based on feedback and submitting a publication-ready final version.

The research team is comprised of members with advanced university degree in