Research Theme
Gender and Tax
Our research on gender and tax explores it through two main areas: the representation of women in tax administrations and the impacts of taxation on women. Not only can taxes affect men and women differently, but these effects also vary between high- and low-income countries. Gender tax disparities in the former come from national policies, whereas taxes in low-income countries are mainly collected subnationally, where most payments are made. Understanding gender and tax in Africa requires greater attention to local contexts.
In light of little research on the subject, we ask:
How do formal and informal taxes and fees affect the livelihoods of poorer African women and men?
And how does tax administration affect men and women differently?
Key Resources
Gender and Tax Library
This Women’s Day, we need to talk about toilet taxes
In 2018, the International Centre for Tax and Development (ICTD) published findings from a research study in Dar es Salaam,…
What have we learned about gender and tax in Africa?
About two years ago, the ICTD began a new research program on gender and taxation with the support of the…
Tax Justice – How to integrate local experiences into an international campaign?
Tax Justice for Women’s Rights: The Real Issues in Developing Countries
For the past twenty years, Maama Sula (let’s say) has run a small fast-food restaurant in a town called Wandegeya…
Dr. Waziona Ligomeka appointed Director of Policy, Planning & Research of Malawi Revenue Authority
The ICTD is pleased to share that Dr. Waziona Ligomeka has been appointed as the Director of Policy, Planning and…
Call for Proposals: Gender and Tax in Africa (Closed)
The Call for Proposals for research projects on gender and tax is currently closed. We aim to open a new…
ICTD’s Vanessa van den Boogaard presents at CSW
ICTD Research Fellow Vanessa van den Boogaard participated in the Commission on the Status of Women’s sixty-third session at the…
ICTD Welcomes New Research Proposals (Call now closed)
The ICTD is now in a position to fund new research proposals on tax and development. We welcome all proposals…
ICTD researchers to speak at global tax conference at the United Nations
Two members of our team have been invited to speak at the First Global Conference of the Platform for Collaboration…
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