Guérin Isabelle auteur aut IRD Haritas K. auteur aut IRD Karunakaran K. auteur aut IRD Kumar S. auteur aut IRD Venkatasubramanian G. auteur aut IRD text report Litérature grise eng text/pdf reformatted digital access Poverty is exacerbated by the invisible labor of rights-claiming, disproportionately borne by women due to exclusionary bureaucracies. This "administrative penalty" perpetuates inequality. Recommendations include systemic reforms (universal services, inclusive digitization), recognition of this labor, and transforming gender norms. Three questions this brief answers to, (i) why is rights-claiming a genuine form of work?, (ii) why does this burden fall disproportionately on women? , (iii) what can be done to address this inequity ?. specialized INDE 114DROIT1 106PROSO Pondichéry ODRIIS 2025 4 7 multigr. 7 multigr. 7 multigr. https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010095662 [F B010095662] https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010095662 https://horizon.documentation.ird.fr/exl-doc/pleins_textes/2025-12/010095662.pdf IRD - Base Horizon / Pleins textes 2025-11-13 2025-12-03 fdi:010095662 fre