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Why a Gender Lens Matters: Unlocking Solutions to Macroeconomic Challenges
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Lisa L Kolovich
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Monique Newiak
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Diego B. P. Gomes
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Jiajia Gu
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Vivian Malta https://isni.org/isni/0000000404811396 International Monetary Fund

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Jorge Mondragon
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Series:
Gender Notes
Volume/Issue:
Volume 2024: Issue 003
Language:
English
Publication Date:
18 Oct 2024
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5089/9798400289538.067
ISBN:
9798400289538
ISSN:
3005-4591
Pages:
24
Keywords:
gender lens; macroeconomic policy; macro-gender tools; gender indicators; capacity development; IMF gender note; gender toolkit; IMF gender Note 2024/003; IMF staff calculation; Gender inequality; Gender diversity; Women; Labor force participation; Labor markets; Global
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The IMF Notes Series aims to quickly disseminate succinct IMF analysis on critical economic issues to member countries and the broader policy community. The views expressed in IMF Notes are those of the author(s), although they do not necessarily represent the views of the IMF, or its Executive Board, or its management.
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As governments design policy packages to address the main macroeconomic questions of our times, putting a gender lens on macroeconomics can amplify reform impact. In this note, IMF staff’s analysis has called for attention to strengthening legal rights, gendered aspects of fiscal policy, and enhancing women’s work–life choices, including through structural reforms. Capacity development to assist member countries in their reform efforts has grown and, so far, has centered on integrating gender into public financial management systems through gender budgeting.
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Gender Notes
ISSN:
3005-4591
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International Monetary Fund