The IMF’s first gender strategy, aimed at integrating gender into the Fund’s core activities, has been announced by IMF MD Kristalina Georgieva (pictured).

Henceforth, the IMF will assess the economic consequences of gender and gender impact of policies.

“Mainstreaming gender at the IMF starts with recognising that reducing gender disparities goes hand-in-hand with higher economic growth, greater economic stability and resilience, and lower income inequality. Well-designed macroeconomic, structural, and financial policies can support efficient and inclusive outcomes and equitably benefit women, girls, and society in general,”, IMF MD, stated. “When women

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