Intersectorality and Gender Mainstreaming: An Analysis of Brasil Carinhoso (2012-2015)
Maria do Carmo Meirelles Toledo Cruz,
Mariana Mazzini Marcondes,
Marta Ferreira Santos Farah
Abstract:Our purpose in this article is to analyze Brasil Carinhoso from 2012 to 2015 through the theoretical lenses of mainstreaming and intersectorality, and highlight those dimensions of care it covers. Brasil Carinhoso was a federal child development initiative, which linked aspects of children’s education, health, social assistance and nutrition. Based on a qualitative analysis of official documents and interviews, we provide evidence of an intersectoral concept of the program, which included innovations in fundin… Show more
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