{ "title": "Fiscal Policies and Gender Equality", "publication": "IMF News", "sourceUrl": "https://www.imf.org/en/news/events/conference-on-fiscal-policies-gender-equality", "canonical": "https://www.imf.org/en/news/events/conference-on-fiscal-policies-gender-equality", "overlayPath": "/en/news/events/conference-on-fiscal-policies-gender-equality/index.md", "summary": "224px;\">Fiscal Policies and Gender Equality IMF Headquarters, Washington, DC November 07, 2016 The conference started with a panel on how fiscal policies can contribute to gender equality and women’s advancement, and featured Ms.", "sections": [ { "heading": "Event overview", "content": "- Event: Conference on Fiscal Policies Gender Equality, hosted by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) with sponsorship from the Department for International Development (DFID).\n- Location: IMF Headquarters, Washington, DC.\n- Date: November 07, 2016.\n- Focus: How fiscal policies can contribute to gender equality and women’s advancement; presentation of results from an IMF/UK DFID project on gender budgeting.\n- Contact: genderfisconference@imf.org" }, { "heading": "Participation and speakers", "content": "- Opening panel (Adapting Fiscal Policies to Promote Gender Equality) featured:\n - Ms. Christine Lagarde (Managing Director, IMF)\n - Ms. Julie Delahanty (Executive Director, Oxfam Canada)\n - Ms. Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka (Executive Director, UN Women)\n - Ms. Laura Tyson (Professor, University of California, Berkeley and former Chair of the White House Council of Economic Advisers)\n - Moderator / Master of ceremonies: Ms. Sheila MacVicar\n- Other keynote and presenters:\n - Keynote: Ms. Diane Elson (Professor Emerita, University of Essex, UK and UK Women’s Budget Group)\n - Evidence-based panel moderator: Mr. Sanjeev Gupta (Deputy Director, IMF Fiscal Affairs Department)\n - Evidence-based panel participants included:\n - Ms. Mayra Buvinic (Senior Fellow, Center for Global Development)\n - Mr. Otaviano Canuto (World Bank, Executive Director)\n - Mr. Stephan Klasen (Professor, University of Gottingen) (will participate by video)\n - Ms. Rohini Pande (Professor, Harvard University)\n - Gender budgeting survey and assessment moderator: Ms. Janet Stotsky (Visiting Scholar, IMF Research Department)\n - Gender budgeting survey and assessment participants included:\n - Ms. Lekha Chakraborty (Associate Professor, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy, Delhi)\n - Ms. Tamoya Christie (Economist, Gender, World Bank)\n - Ms. Lisa Kolovich (Economist, IMF Strategy, Policy, and Review Department)\n - Ms. Lucía Pérez Fragoso (Economist, Equidad de Género, Ciudadanía, Trabajo y Familia, AC, México)\n - Ms. Sheila Quinn (Independent Scholar)\n - Practical implementation moderator: Ms. Caren Grown (Senior Director, Gender, World Bank)\n - Practical implementation participants included:\n - Mr. Adil Hidane (Coordinator of the Centre of Excellence in Gender Budgeting, Ministry of Economy and Finance, Morocco)\n - Ms. Yamini Mishra (Gender Budgeting Specialist, Asia Pacific Office, UN Women)\n - Ms. Friederike Schwarzendorfer (Deputy Director General, Directorate for Budget and Public Finance, Austrian Federal Ministry of Finance, Austria)\n - Ms. Sylvia Tereka (Gender Advisor, Ministry of Finance, Uganda)\n - Closing/forward-looking remarks: Ms. Catherine Pattillo (Assistant Director, Fiscal Affairs Department, IMF)" }, { "heading": "Program schedule (selected times and sessions)", "content": "- 8:30 a.m. — Registration and continental breakfast\n- 9:30 a.m. — Opening remarks; Ms. Sheila MacVicar\n- 9:45-10:45 a.m. — Adapting Fiscal Policies to Promote Gender Equality\n - Moderator: Ms. Sheila MacVicar\n - Participants: Ms. Christine Lagarde; Ms. Julie Delahanty; Ms. Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka; Ms. Laura Tyson\n- 10:45 a.m. — Coffee\n- 11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m. — Evidence-Based Design of Fiscal Policies for Gender Equality\n - Moderator: Mr. Sanjeev Gupta\n - Participants: Ms. Mayra Buvinic; Mr. Otaviano Canuto; Mr. Stephan Klasen (video); Ms. Rohini Pande\n- 12:30-1:45 p.m. — Buffet Lunch\n- 1:15-1:45 p.m. — Keynote: The Origins and Future of Gender Budgeting; Presenter: Ms. Diane Elson\n- 1:45-3:00 p.m. — Gender Budgeting around the Globe: Survey and Assessment of Country Efforts\n - Moderator: Ms. Janet Stotsky\n - Participants: Ms. Lekha Chakraborty; Ms. Tamoya Christie; Ms. Lisa Kolovich; Ms. Lucía Pérez Fragoso; Ms. Sheila Quinn\n- 3:00-3:15 p.m. — Coffee\n- 3:15-4:30 p.m. — Practical Dimensions of Implementing Gender Budgeting\n - Moderator: Ms. Caren Grown\n - Participants: Mr. Adil Hidane; Ms. Yamini Mishra; Ms. Friederike Schwarzendorfer; Ms. Sylvia Tereka\n- 4:30-4:45 p.m. — A Look Ahead: Operationalizing Gender Equality and Fiscal Policies; Ms. Catherine Pattillo\n- 4:45-6:00 p.m. — Cocktails" }, { "heading": "Themes, findings, and policy focus areas", "content": "- Fiscal policy as a tool to promote gender equality and women’s advancement through deliberate design and implementation.\n- Evidence-based design of fiscal policies to achieve gender-equality outcomes.\n- Gender budgeting:\n - Historical origins and future directions (keynote focus).\n - Comparative survey and assessment of country efforts to implement gender budgeting.\n - Practical dimensions and operational challenges in implementing gender budgeting across different country contexts.\n- Emphasis on collaboration among international institutions, academics, and public officials to translate research and assessments into operational fiscal policy actions." } ], "bullets": [ "Event: Conference on Fiscal Policies Gender Equality, hosted by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) with sponsorship from the Department for International Development (DFID).", "Location: IMF Headquarters, Washington, DC.", "Date: November 07, 2016.", "Focus: How fiscal policies can contribute to gender equality and women’s advancement; 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