Policy Papers

Interim Guidance Note on Mainstreaming Gender at The IMF

Publication Date:

January 12, 2024

Electronic Access:

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Summary:

This interim note provides general guidance on the operationalization of the IMF’s Strategy Toward Mainstreaming Gender. It offers a comprehensive overview of how IMF staff can integrate macrocritical gender issues into the IMF’s core areas of surveillance, lending, and capacity development. Key topics include i) identifying and assessing macrocritical gender gaps; ii) the “light touch” and “deep dive” approaches; iii) early insights on integrating gender into IMF-supported programs; iv) capacity development on gender or with a gender lens; v) synergies with other workstreams and vi) the importance of collaboration. It also includes summaries and links to relevant tools, databases, IMF staff reports, and relevant literature.

Series:

Policy Paper No. 2024/003

Subject:

Financial inclusion Financial markets Gender Gender diversity Gender inequality Income inequality Monetary policy National accounts Political economy Women

Frequency:

occasional