Key information
Research tracks: Track 1 – Show us the public money
Original title in Spanish: Creando espacio fiscal para garantizar el financiamiento de políticas feministas:
Lineamientos para promover reformas tributarias en el Sur Global
Region: Latin America
Countries: Argentina and Mexico
Researchers: María Julia Eliosoff Ferrero, Micaela Jazmín Fernández Erlauer, Sandhya S Iyer, Andrea Larios Campos, Noelia Méndez Santolaria, Celina Santellán and Malena Vivanco
Summary
The project aims to promote a progressive and feminist fiscal framework that addresses inequalities between the Global North and South by creating fiscal space to finance feminist public policies. To achieve this, it will develop a conceptual framework on generating fiscal space from a feminist perspective, analyze the revenue and expenditure systems in Argentina and Mexico, and strengthen the connection with the feminist movement to drive the implementation of equitable fiscal policies. The project will focus on identifying taxation alternatives and ensuring sufficient resources for gender equity.
Advocacy Asks
- Progressive and feminist tax reform,
- Expansion of fiscal space,
- International cooperation with a gender perspective,
- Prioritization of funding for feminist public policies,
- Strengthening feminist organizations,
- Incorporating care into fiscal policy.
Methodology
Mixed Research Approach:
- Engagement with political and feminist organizations and policy-makers for feedback and strategy development.
- Quantitative Methods: Analyzes financing trends, tax and care economy statistics.
- Qualitative Includes document analysis, semi-structured interviews, and case studies.
