G20 Policy Brief - It’s Draining Men: Why the G20 must consider men in their ‘gender perspective’

Given the increased focus on gender equality at the G20 summit in Argentina, there is great potential for global leaders to discuss and interrogate policy in a way that truly considers the structural inequality that women face in every aspect of their lives: domestically, legally, in education and the workforce. However, G20 Argentina’s narrow ‘gender perspective’ neglects to consider how economic instability disproportionately affects men, and, how in turn, the consequences of high male unemployment ultimately burden women. Therefore, a true ‘gender perspective’ that considers how economic policy is mediated by, and between, both genders is paramount to addressing the inequality that women face.
 

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