K4D Tax and Gender Learning Journey;

Women’s equal participation in an economy means they pay and benefit from fair taxes. Given that gender issues affect every aspect of tax systems, policies and administrations must identify and challenge bias against women. Governments in low and middle-income countries need support to reform tax policies and restructure tax administrations; not only to tackle gender issues in tax systems, but to use the those systems to promote gender equality.

Authors

Evert-jan Quak

Evert-jan Quak is a Research Officer at the Institute of Development Studies, where he investigates how and under what conditions businesses and market systems enable or constrain pathways for positive development.

Berni Smith

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