Mainstreaming gender at the International Monetary Fund
The IMF is launching its very first Gender Mainstreaming Strategy. Mainstreaming gender at the IMF starts with the recognition that many aspects of gender disparities in opportunities, outcomes, and decision-making roles are macro-critical and that economic and financial policies can exacerbate or narrow these gaps. The vision is to integrate gender into the IMF’s core activities—surveillance, lending, and capacity development—in accordance with its mandate, with the goal to help IMF members foster resilient and inclusive economies by supporting them in addressing gender gaps and improving women’s economic empowerment. The presentation will elaborate on the strategy and its key pillars.

As the IMF enters the strategy implementation stage, it would welcome views from experts, academics, and practitioners in several interconnected fields on how to make its analysis and policy advice on gender more granular. Given the IMF macroeconomic mandate, the gender strategy relates to public policy, economic modelling and statistics, but also interfaces with social and cultural norms, climate, fintech, inequality, fragility and other emerging topics.

This event will be moderated by Professor Anandi Mani.
Date: 13 September 2022, 14:30 (Tuesday, 21st week, Trinity 2022)
Venue: Blavatnik School of Government, Radcliffe Observatory Quarter OX2 6GG
Venue Details: Blavatnik School of Government and Zoom
Speakers: Professor Anandi Mani (Blavatnik School of Government), Ratna Sahay (International Monetary Fund)
Organising department: Blavatnik School of Government
Organiser contact email address: events@bsg.ox.ac.uk
Booking required?: Required
Booking url: https://www.bsg.ox.ac.uk/events/mainstreaming-gender-international-monetary-fund
Cost: Free
Audience: Members of the University only
Editor: Freya Paulucci Couldrick