Macroeconomic Policy and the Beijing +25 Process

January 2020

2020 marks the 25th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (BPfA), arguably the most progressive global agenda yet for advancing women’s rights. Whilst the BPfA recognised the central role of macroeconomic policy in the promotion of women’s rights, in subsequent years, debates on the achievement of gender equality have largely side-stepped this critical issue. Reflecting on the strategic objectives and action points in the BPfA, this briefing concludes that specific economic policy reforms are vital if the aspirations made a quarter century ago are now to be realised.