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  • In July, 2023, the Board of the
    International Monetary Fund (IMF)
    approved the first strategy for
    gender mainstreaming in the
    institution. In broad terms, it seeks
    to mainstream gender in its main
    activities: surveillance, lending and
    capacity development. Although
    the adoption of this strategy is a
    milestone and a step forward in the
    recognition of links between
    financial and macroeconomic policy
    and gender equality, the news was
    greeted with caution and even
    rejection by activists and scholars in
    the field of feminist economics.
    Beyond the specific criticisms that
    can be made against the proposed
    strategy, there is a big elephant in
    the room when we ask ourselves a
    question: "Is a gender perspective
    compatible with the Fund’s theory
    of change and the conditions that
    derive from it?”
    In particular, feminist economists
    have shown that the economic
    model and austerity measures
    promoted by the IMF have a
    disproportionate and negative
    impact on women.