The IMF and Gender Equality: A Compendium of Feminist Macroeconomic Critiques
As the imposer of macroeconomic orthodoxy, the
IMF shapes the rules of the global economic playing field, and the enabling macroeconomic environment for women’s rights and gender equality. However, this report by the
Bretton Woods Project suggests that the IMF’s work on gender equality is still in its infancy and has not affected most of the Fund’s policy advice. Critically, its continued approach to what it considers non-gender-specific policies often contradicts its efforts to support SDG 5 and women’s rights generally. The paper calls for further examinations of the IMF’s most commonly-prescribed macroeconomic policies and their potential impacts on women’s rights and gender equality.
http://www.brettonwoodsproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/The-IMF-and-Gender-Equality-A-Compendium-of-Feminist-Macroeconomic-Critiques.pdf
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