TY - BOOK ID - 146594669 TI - Integrating Gender into the IMF’s Work AU - Goyal, Rishi. AU - Sahay, Ratna. PY - 2023 SN - 9798400256462 PB - Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, DB - UniCat KW - Aggregate Human Capital KW - Aggregate Labor Productivity KW - Currency crises KW - Economic Development: Human Resources KW - Economic sectors KW - Economics of Gender KW - Economics of specific sectors KW - Economics KW - Employment KW - Finance KW - Finance: General KW - Financial inclusion KW - Financial Markets and the Macroeconomy KW - Financial markets KW - Financial services industry KW - Forgone Income KW - Gender diversity KW - Gender inequality KW - Gender Studies KW - Gender studies KW - Gender studies, gender groups KW - Gender KW - Human Development KW - Income Distribution KW - Income economics KW - Informal sector KW - Intergenerational Income Distribution KW - Labor force participation KW - Labor market KW - Labor Standards: Labor Force Composition KW - Labor KW - Labour KW - Migration KW - Non-labor Discrimination KW - Sex discrimination KW - Sex role KW - Social discrimination & equal treatment KW - Unemployment KW - Value of Life KW - Wages KW - Women & girls KW - Women KW - Women's Studies UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:146594669 AB - This note argues that the IMF is filling a critical gap by integrating gender issues into it work. It makes the case that (i) closing gender gaps is critical for economies because they lead to underdevelopment, underutilization, and misallocation of productive human resources; and (ii) applying a gender lens to macroeconomic, financial, and structural policy design can narrow gender gaps and result in improved economic outcomes. This Note complements this argument by providing an overview of gender gaps in opportunities, outcomes, and representation; taking stock of how these gaps impact macroeconomic and financial outcomes; and identifying which polices can narrow gender gaps. It explains how narrowing gender gaps can benefit societies and outline steps countries can take to unleash the economic gains from gender equality. ER -