Gender and Diversity in Fiscal Management
We invite you to explore our knowledge page with events and publications on gender and diversity in the following areas: public expenditure (public investment, public procurement, public budgeting) and revenue collection (tax policy and administration).
Featured event
Driving Equity: Best Practices in the promotion of Indigenous-Owned Businesses in public procurement.
This webinar presented best practices for promoting the participation of indigenous peoples in public procurement, with examples from the United States and Canada. The event aimed to raise awareness and motivate public officials in the Latin American and Caribbean region to adopt similar programs.
Date:August 9, 2024 Language:English and Spanish
Past events
Racial Equity Budgeting in the United States: Lessons for Latin America and the Caribbean
It provides an overview of cutting-edge trends in racially equitable budgeting, identifying lessons learned and best practices in the United States at both the federal and municipal levels. Organizer: Fiscal Management Division and Gender and Diversity Division.
Gender Equality and Taxation Breaking the gender tax bias: Lessons for Latin America and the Caribbean
This event will discuss the integration of the gender perspective in fiscal policy and administration and how different international organizations are addressing the issue. The following topics are included i. An overview of how taxes can potentially influence gender equality. ii. How and to what extent gender should be considered in the design of tax policy and tax administration. Iii. Examples from different regions in the inclusion of a gender perspective in the design of tax policy and tax administration.
Gender budgeting: lessons and challenges
This webinar provides an overview of cutting-edge trends in gender budgeting, identifying lessons learned and best practices. It includes speakers from UN Women, IMF, OECD and the country case studies of Austria, Argentina, and Paraguay. Organizers: IDB, International Monetary Fund (IMF) and UN Women.
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Inclusive Government Procurement: How certification models are empowering LGBT entrepreneurs in the United States and Latin America.
This webinar explores how certification programs and inclusive procurement practices have had a positive impact in the United States for LGBT Entrepreneurs and how we can apply these practices in Latin -America and the Caribbean. The Webinar includes speakers from the National LGBT Chamber of Commerce (NGLCC) and the State of Maryland Inclusive Procurement Program as well as country case studies of the Dominican Republic and Uruguay.
Our Publications
Toolkit: Promotion of women in public procurement
This document presents a series of recommendations based on the experiences of Chile and the Dominican Republic, which are clear examples of how capacity building strategies and inclusive systems can increase women's participation in the public market. These practices can serve as a guide for other countries to promote the generation of tools for women's economic empowerment.
Language:Spanish
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Government at a Glance: Latin America and the Caribbean 2024
It is a joint project of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the OECD, provides quantitative and qualitative data on public governance in the Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) region. This fourth edition addresses 11 areas, organized into 3 broad categories: 1- public governance outcomes: trust in public institutions and satisfaction with public services 2- achieving results with good governance practices: governance of the public policy cycle, open government, regulatory governance, budgetary practices and procedures, public procurement management, infrastructure planning and implementation, and digital government and open government data 3- resources used by public institutions and how they are managed: public revenues, public spending, public employment and representativeness, and human resource management.
Language:Spanish
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Inclusion of Indigenous Peoples in the Public Procurement Market: Lessons for Latin America and the Caribbean from International Experiences
This paper discusses the numerous ways that Indigenous peoples are excluded from or disadvantaged in public procurement markets, as well as international best practices regarding their inclusion in these markets. Five countries were identified as having relevant programs and initiatives to incorporate Indigenous peoples in the public procurement market: Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, and the United States. This exploratory paper analyzes their policies, the institutional frameworks and regulations that govern them, their eligibility criteria, and the results obtained. It concludes with recommendations for replicating such programs in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Language:English
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Our Blogs
Women-Owned Business Certification Programs “Sello Empresa Mujer”: An Effective Tool to Promote Women’s Participation in Public Procurement
Language:English and Spanish
What is gender budgeting and why is it important for gender equality and economic growth?
Language:Spanish
Actions to increase gender equity in tax administrations in Latin America and the Caribbean
Language:Spanish