Hosted by the Financial Accountability and Corporate Transparency (FACT) Coalition, the Global Alliance for Tax Justice, and the Nawi-Afrifem Macroeconomics Collective

A Panel Discussion and Learning Exchange with

Âurea Mouzinho Global Policy Advocacy and Campaigns Coordinator, Global Alliance for Tax Justice

Crystal Simeoni Executive Director, Nawi Collective

Amy Matsui Director of Income Security and Senior Counsel, National Women’s Law Center

Moderated by Ian Gary Executive Director, FACT Coalition

EVENT DETAILS

When: March 10, 12 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. EST

Where: Hosted at the Open Gov Hub and online via Zoom

1100 13th Street NW, Suite 800

Washington, DC 20005

Lunch will be provided for in-person attendees.

Advancing women’s rights and gender justice requires multiple policy responses and cultural shifts. Often overlooked, though, are the macroeconomic structures and fiscal policies which discriminate against women in myriad ways. As part of the Global Days of Action on Tax Justice for Women’s Rights, and in celebration of International Women's Day, the FACT Coalition, in collaboration with the Global Alliance for Tax Justice and the Nawi Collective, invite you to attend a panel discussion and learning exchange. This event will present analysis of how and why the global tax system – as well as national-level tax and macroeconomic structures – discriminate against women in both Africa and the U.S. 

As of 2020, 252 men held as much wealth as 1 billion women and girls in Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean. While debt payments and fiscal “reforms” push governments to collect more regressive taxes from the poorest and most marginalized, the ultra-wealthy and multinational corporations find ways to dodge paying their fair share. Global political elites, their cronies, and criminals use illicit financial routes – many enabled by the U.S. – to drain developing countries of needed revenue to address critical needs for women. 

This event will highlight the growing efforts in Africa to analyze and tackle the macroeconomic systems which discriminate against women as well as the reform campaigns designed to support the realization of women's rights and promote gender equality. We will also discuss the ways in which U.S. policies can support or undermine these efforts and the steps that can be taken to advance women’s rights and tax justice in the U.S.