## Gender Inequality and Macroeconomics (GM)

## Source details

**Canonical URL:** [Gender Inequality and Macroeconomics (GM)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/ce/2024/gmce24-16)

## Other formats

- [Markdown version](/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/ce/2024/gmce24-16/index.md)
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## Bibliographic details
- Session: CE 24.16
- Location: Kuwait City, Kuwait
- Dates: September 8-12, 2024 (1 week)
- Delivery method: In-person Training
- Primary language: English
- Status: Deadline passed

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### Target audience and qualifications
- Target audience:
  - Mid-level to senior officials from central banks, ministries of finance, and other government agencies tasked with the design and execution of gender-responsive policies.
- Qualifications and preferences:
  - Applications from officials currently engaged in gender-responsive policy formulation and implementation, or those with a past background in these areas, will be given preference.
  - All participants are expected to have a degree in economics or social sciences, or equivalent experience.
  - Participants are expected to be proficient in the use of Microsoft Excel.

### Course description and approach
- Focus and scope:
  - Highlights the macroeconomic implications of gender inequality and provides an overview of policy measures to help empower women.
  - Discusses trends over time and across countries in gender inequality, including the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
  - Stresses the importance of closing gender gaps for inclusive and sustainable growth.
  - Analyzes policy options in the fiscal, labor, financial, and legal areas to help address gender inequality.
- Pedagogy and activities:
  - Emphasizes active learning through a mix of lectures, workshops, facilitated break-out sessions, homework assignments, and presentations by participants.
  - Goal: help participants apply acquired knowledge and skills to analyze key gender-related challenges in their own country and formulate prioritized reform programs.

### Course objectives
- Upon completion, participants should be able to:
  - Understand the links between gender equality and macroeconomics, including in terms of growth, inclusiveness, diversification, and sustainability.
  - Use key sources of gender-disaggregated data and relevant toolkits to assess countries’ progress towards gender equality, including how this has been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, and the impact of gender equality on macroeconomic performance.
  - Discuss key policies and measures to address gender inequality, including appropriate gender-budgeting practices.
  - Formulate prioritized reform programs to address gender inequality in their own country.

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## References

- [In-person Training](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/delivery-methods)
- [Core Elements of Banking Supervision (CBS)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/at/2027/cbsat27-10)
- [Advanced Government Finance Statistics (GFS-A)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/ce/2026/gfs-ace26-45)
- [Fiscal Sustainability (FS)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/ce/2026/fsce26-38)
- [Safeguards Assessments of Central Banks (SAC)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/at/2026/sacat26-30)

_Source: https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/ce/2024/gmce24-16_