Gender justice is a fundamental pillar of building a Rights-Based Economy. It requires us to question and dismantle the systems and structures that perpetuate gender inequality and discrimination. The consequences of austerity and privatization, shifting money away from public services such as health and education, have exacerbated gender imbalances and the feminization of poverty. The gap in public services is largely subsidized by unpaid care work, which disproportionately falls on women and girls. 

We need gender equality in the design and implementation of policies, especially in fiscal systems to eliminate explicit and implicit biases. The current neoliberal and orthodox fiscal governance and policy ‘road map’ has generated huge damage by the unequal distribution of resources and weak standards of transparency and accountability.  

Our gender justice work takes an intersectional critical look at the policies, institutions, and mechanisms that need to change to create a truly equitable world. Gender justice can only be achieved by acknowledging how other forms of discrimination overlap with and exacerbate gender discrimination. This involves advocating for fiscal policies that address the economic disparities faced by women, promoting gender-transformative public services, and ensuring that women's rights are central to economic decision-making processes. It also involves engaging with new definitions of gross domestic product (GDP) that consider care work. 

Our approach to gender justice is rooted in a holistic understanding of human rights. It demands the dismantling of discriminatory practices and the creation of environments where everyone, regardless of gender, can thrive. By addressing gender inequality, we are also tackling broader social justice and human rights issues, as these are deeply interconnected.