Includes bibliographical references.

Preface -- Priti darooka -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction / Dr. N.C. Saxena -- Conceptual framework -- A society which cares : a framework for universal social protection / Harsh Mander -- Unpacking social protection from a women's rights lens / Sejal Dand -- The human right to social protection and the post-2015 development agenda / Dr. Timo Voipio -- Missing dimension -- Social protection for women workers : with special reference to unpaid domestic workers / Indira Hirway -- Women's invisibility as workers / Aasha Kapur Mehta -- Livelihood security critical for women's social security / Nalini Nayak -- Unpacking social security -- Social pensions : the real aadhar for the niradhar / Anjor Bhaskar -- Our secure beliefs and their insecure lives : sex workers organize for change / Shubha Chacko, Gowri Vijayakumar, Subadra Panchanadeswaran -- Food and nutrition security in India : challenges ahead / Biraj Patnaik -- Maternity entitlements in India : an overview / Yamini Atmavilas -- Strengthening NREGA from a gender perspective : learnings from the field / Subhalakshmi Nandi -- Women and social security : convergence model of delivery / Rashmi Singh -- About the editor and contributors -- About pwescr.