4. The pressure to service debts at the expense of development goals allows for increased revenue seeking by governments which often results in increased indirect tax such as VAT, which is regressive and carries a disproportionate impact on women.

3. Women are disproportionately hired into civil service jobs and when they are hired, they are segregated in the lowest, most vulnerable positions and if the ship were to sink, they are often the first ones to lose their jobs.

2. Labour rights, or lack thereof, regressive taxation regimes are other ways in which debt is damaging to the economic well-being of women in Africa.

1.The costs of servicing debt are disproportionately borne by women, while the funds borrowed are rarely spent in ways that prioritise women’s rights.

♠️ What is the role of the extractive sector in post-conflict trade and investment?

♠️ How do trade and investment agreements exploit post-conflict economic opportunities?

♠️ How do international financial institutions impede post-conflict government spending?