This briefing argues that the Bank’s current framework for analysing the impacts of its macroeconomic policy advice on gender equality are insufficient.
IFI’s initial analysis of gender impact of VAT still at odds with civil society calls and evidence.
IMF gender research direction shifts away from macroeconomic drivers of gender inequality.
As the IMF celebrates the rise of VAT, women and those least able to pay are left behind in worsening inequality crisis.
As the inability of Bank and Fund to adapt their policies in response to the Covid-19 pandemic becomes more evident, hope turns to the UN system and a radical restructure of the global international financial architecture.
World Bank backs private sector voucher project in Uganda as poorest women lose out.
25 years after Beijing Declaration, austerity and privatisation still modus operandi of Bretton Woods Institutions at the cost of women's rights.
Concerns raised about IMF conditions pushing women back into poverty and informal work.
Notes from the Civil Society Policy Forum session on 8 October on the need for the World Bank to better address economic gender inequality in conflict-affected countries.
Notes from the Spring 2021 Civil Society Policy Forum session on 23 March.
World Bank procurement mechanism faces questions over community engagement
The World Bank launches a new primer on PPPs and gender equality as civil society and women’s rights groups highlight concerns around risks and harmful impacts to gender equality and sustainable development.
Notes from the Civil Society Policy Forum Session on 2 October.
Notes from the Civil Society Policy Forum session on 1 October.
Notes from the Civil Society Policy Forum panel event on 16 October on women's economic inequality and macroeconomic policy.
Notes from the Civil Society Policy Forum panel event on 17 October on the IMF’s approach to gender.
This briefing argues that the Bank’s current framework for analysing the impacts of its macroeconomic policy advice on gender equality are insufficient.
