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Gendered austerity and embodied debt in Ecuador: channels through which women absorb and resist the shocks of public budget cuts

31/08/2022

27 pages long

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Gendered austerity and embodied debt in Ecuador: channels through which women absorb and resist the shocks of public budget cuts

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This paper examines the dynamics and implications of gendered austerity in Ecuador in the context of the fiscal consolidation framework recommended in the country's International Monetary Fund (IMF) loan programme, through three channels. First, that of the public health sector and the experiences of women public health workers. Second, that of unpaid care work and […]

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Guidelines and toolkits

Gender and Taxes: The gendered nature of fiscal systems and the Fair Tax Monitor

13/09/2019

2 documents

16 pages long

Languages: English

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The Fair Tax Monitor is a tool that identifies the main bottlenecks within fiscal policies and systems and provides strong evidence for advocacy work at both national and international levels. This guide aims to ensure that teams and consultants working with the FTM are informed about the gendered nature of fiscal policies and systems. It […]

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Research report

Tienen los impuestos alguna influencia en las desigualdades entre hombres y mujeres?

20/08/2019

3 documents

70 pages long

Languages: English, Spanish

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Desde la perspectiva de la Economía Feminista la política fiscal, así como cualquier otra política, produce efectos e impactos diferentes en las vidas de las mujeres y los hombres dado que se diseña y actúa sobre contextos aún muy marcados por estereotipos de género: ideas preconcebidas sobre el rol del hombre (el proveedor de ingresos […]

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Research report

Democracias capturadas: el gobierno de unos pocos

16/11/2018

3 documents

115 pages long

Languages: English, Spanish

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El informe Democracias capturadas: el gobierno de unos pocos presenta 13 casos que demuestran cómo las élites políticas y económicas manipulan la toma de decisiones de los gobiernos, con el fin de maximizar sus privilegios fiscales por encima de los derechos y beneficios de las mayorías en América Latina y el Caribe, la región más desigual del […]

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Research report

Exploring the Need for Gender-Equitable Fiscal Policies for a Human Economy: Evidence from Uganda and Zimbabwe

08/03/2018

2 documents

64 pages long

Languages: English

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Fiscal policy can be a powerful tool for governments to help achieve a ‘human economy’, if these policies are designed to address gender inequalities and the gender biases in current macroeconomic thinking. This report uses the case of one element of fiscal policy – public spending – to demonstrate how such policy design could help […]

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Discussion paper

The Future of Agriculture: Synthesis of an online debate

30/07/2013

3 documents

80 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

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The fear that global demand for food will outstrip supply has led to significant debate. Oxfam hosted an online discussion in December 2012 to get beyond the question of securing steady supplies of raw materials for food and beverage companies and to rise above polarized discourses on large-scale industrialized vs. smallholder farms. The two-week debate […]

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Gendered austerity and embodied debt in Ecuador: channels through which women absorb and resist the shocks of public budget cuts

Gender and Taxes: The gendered nature of fiscal systems and the Fair Tax Monitor

Tienen los impuestos alguna influencia en las desigualdades entre hombres y mujeres?

Democracias capturadas: el gobierno de unos pocos

Exploring the Need for Gender-Equitable Fiscal Policies for a Human Economy: Evidence from Uganda and Zimbabwe

The Future of Agriculture: Synthesis of an online debate