Turning Gender Rights into Entitlements Women and Welfare Provision in Postapartheid South Africa.

The article explores the degree to which social welfare has attempted to integrate gender rights into the allocation of resources in South Africa. It focuses on the elaboration of a social policy framework. It argues that there has been a slower translation of political rights into social rights, despite the efforts of women in gaining recognition for their particular political disadvantages. It also asserts that inconsistencies exist between the rights-based framework of the constitution and the framework of social welfare.