An Approach to the Gender Bias of Fiscal Rules

Geoghegan V.S.; Miranda P.; Berdeja D.; Bejarano R.; Luna J. · Development (Basingstoke) (2024) · DOI: 10.1057/s41301-025-00426-w

Resumen

This article explores the gender biases of current fiscal rules in Latin America aimed at supporting debt sustainability. As currently designed, they negatively affect opportunities to guarantee women’s rights and contribute to reducing gender inequalities. These biases call for a critical look at the current international financial architecture and demand that it incorporates a rights and gender perspective, including the fiscal rules and Debt Sustainability Analysis. © Society for International Development 2025.