Financing for Gender Equality in the Context of the Sustainable Development Goals

Download or read book Financing for Gender Equality in the Context of the Sustainable Development Goals written by United Nations Women and published by United Nations. This book was released on 2016-03-20 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This publication identifies a series of macro-level tools to create a supportive environment and generate the resources to promote Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) related to gender equality. A key argument is that financing for gender equality can be self-sustaining because of the feedback effects from gender equality to economy-wide well-being. The author explores investments into physical and social infrastructures, as well as monetary policy tools to promote gender equality.