I am trying to get in touch with my roots, as in why I was interested in feminism in the first place, (answer: feminist international relations theory) and so will be reading these newly released reports as 'light reading'. I might have been out of IR for a while but I remember enough about the World Bank and the IMF to know to read very critically and cynically ...
Improving women's lives: World Bank (WB) actions since Beijing
This Report describes the role of the World Bank in the international effort to promote gender equality and empower women. Looking ahead, the WB's support to empower women and girls will emphasize three areas:
1) supporting gender-relevant policy analysis, dialogue, and operational work
2) promoting greater gender equality through private sector development
3) working more closely with civil society and development partners.
The Report is available online here
Gender Guide to World Bank and IMF Policy-Based Lending
This Gender Guide, prepared by Suzanna Dennis and Elaine Zuckerman, describes the impact on people's lives, particularly on women, of World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) policy-based loans: loans to developing countries that require governments to reform economic, financial and trade policies. These “reforms”—also known as loan conditionalities—generally bypass local democratic processes and contribute to the feminization of poverty.
The guide is available online here
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