UNESCO discussion paper identifies gendered causes and consequences of global financial crisis
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization discussion paper identifies hidden gendered causes and consequences of global financial crisis in order to improve knowledge base for policy development. Includes: i) gendered assumptions underlying financial and macroeconomic policies; ii) gender composition of decision makers and of beneficiaries or losers in the financial and "real" economy; and iii) as issues of regulation, transparency and democracy, which have implications for women's human rights and empowerment. Paper is divided into four sections: i) gendering of financial architecture; ii) gendering of impact of financial crisis; iii) gendering of policy responses to crisis; and iv) conclusion assessing implications of gender and for gender of financial crisis.
Publisher:
International Organizations
Release date:
Apr 2009
Type:
Consultative, discussion and issues paper
Topics:
Gender equality, Financial inclusion
Sectors:
Banking, Pensions, Microfinance
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