World Bank publishes GBV Action Plan for developing-country projects, while internal sexual harassment cases from 1980s are brought to World Bank Ombudsman.
Gender impacts
Rights
Analysis
Civil society still waiting for ‘IMF Spring’ to blossom
Civil society was out in full force during annual meetings challenging the IMF’s claims that it is reducing economic and gender inequality.
Gender
Background
Contradicting commitments: Why fiscal space matters for women and work
Notes from the 2017 World Bank and IMF Annual Meetings session on the IMF's approach to fiscal space, women and work, 11 October
Gender
News
The World Bank’s new Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative: Recycling a broken model?
World Bank launches new We-Fi fund for women entrepeneurs, but concerns raised that fund won't reach poorest women.
Gender
Analysis
Will World Bank Global Gender-Based Violence Task Force recommendations have a discernible impact?
Global Gender-Based Violence Task Force releases report with recommendations for World Bank, CSOs concerned over its limited mandate while questions remain whether the recommendations will have a discernible impact on the Bank’s approach to GBV.
Gender
Analysis
The IMF, Gender Equality and Expenditure Policy
BWP briefing explores gender dimensions of IMF’s key fiscal policy advice on expenditure policy in developing countries, focusing in particular on austerity measures.
Gender
Analysis
The IMF, Gender Equality and VAT
BWP briefing explores gender dimensions of IMF’s key fiscal policy advice on resource mobilisation in developing countries, in particular on Value-Added Tax.
Gender
News
Will IMF’s response to UN report on women’s economic empowerment change its policies?
UN High Level Panel on women’s economic empowerment publishes flagship report, civil society expressed concerns macroeconomic perspectives are lacking, despite Bank and Fund being on the panel.
Gender
News
The IMF and gender equality: A critical analysis
Bretton Woods Project has published a new briefing providing a critical analysis of the IMF's latest work on gender equality.
Gender
Analysis
Gender-Just Macroeconomics
BWP publishes booklet on gender-just macroeconomics, a guide to engaging the IMF and World Bank.
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25 July 2018
The World Bank and the globalisation of housing finance
In prioritising capital market expansion, the needs of the lowest income groups are not being effectively addressed through World Bank interventions.
23 July 2018
The Bretton Woods Observer: Summer 2018
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