Are Tax Policies Developed to Reduce Gender Inequality in ATAF Member Countries?
Empirical studies have shown that, as much as tax policies have been reformed to reduce explicit gender bias, they still contain implicit bias. Against that background, this paper draws on desk research to provide an overview of tax policies in African countries and determine whether they reduce gender inequality. To that end, it uses a conceptual framework to assess two kinds of gender bias, explicit and implicit, in a stratified sample of 16 African countries across Africa where French, English, Portuguese and Arabic are spoken. It also uses its desk research findings to inform the next steps towards greater gender equality in taxation.