reflect and perpetuate gender norms that limit women's economic participation, and removal of these impediments through legal …, and the United States) that rank high in gender equality in their respective regions demonstrate how legal reforms have …

This paper provides an overview of the relation between tax policy and gender equality, covering labor, capital and … wealth, as well as consumption taxes. It considers implicit and explicit gender biases and corrective taxation. On labor …

We examine the impact of gender equality on electoral violence in Africa using micro-level data from the sixth round of … Afrobarometer surveys. The sample covers 30 countries. We find that gender equality is associated with lower electoral violence … results are robust to alternative ways to measure electoral violence and gender equality, as well as to alternative …

Achieving gender equality remains a significant challenge, that has only deepened with the on-set of the COVID-19 … pandemic. Gender budgeting (GB) can help promote gender equality by applying a gender perspective to fiscal policies and the … and data gathered from an IMF survey. All G20 countries have enacted gender focused fiscal policies but the public …

This paper considers various dimensions and sources of gender inequality and presents policies and best practices to … promotes gender equality. Despite recent progress, gender gaps remain across all stages of life, including before birth, and … negatively impact health, education, and economic outcomes for women. The roadmap to gender equality has to rely on legal …

that rural children struggled to continue learning during school closures. Gender-sensitive policies are needed to narrow …

including gender considerations in budget programs and policies. Other arguments have a weaker economic basis but may be more … socially or politically compelling. The experience to date with ""gender budgeting,"" which entails looking at gender issues … comprehensively within the budget, has been mixed. To become more useful, gender budgeting should be integrated into budget processes …