Despite acknowledging the macro-criticality of gender gaps, the IMF’s programs often deepen these gaps in relation to labor markets, social protection, and care work. This session proposes binding Gender Impact Assessments as a tool for the Fund to address gender gaps and contribute to gender equality.
This panel is co-sponsored by the Bretton Woods Project (BWP), the Arab Reform Initiative (ARI), the Arab Watch Coalition (AWC), MENA Fem Movement for Economic, Development and Ecological Justice (MENA FEM), Al Bawsala (Tunisia), Akina MaMa wa Africa (Kenya), Aswat Nissa (Tunisia), the Egyptian Front for Human Rights (EFHR), Human Rights Watch (HRW), the Egyptian Human Rights Forum (EHRF), Triangle(Lebanon), the Center for Egyptian Women’s Legal Assistance (CEWLA), and Oxfam International.
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