NCAER and UNDP organized a Workshop on “Gender-Inclusive Macroeconomic Policy Management” 3rd May 2013. NCAER under UNDP’s Grant Agreement project titled “Policy and Advocacy’ initiated a programme on“Initiative on Gender-Inclusive Macroeconomic Policy Management” to build Indian government’s capacity in gender-responsive policy making in the area of macroeconomic issues such as trade, investment, fiscal and monetary policies, labour, economic growth and inequality. The project aimed to develop and strengthen capacities of government officials to help in analyzing, designing and implementing gender-responsive macroeconomic policies that are consistent with MDG goals.
Broad topics covered in the workshop were: Macroeconomics Analysis of Gender; Gender and Macroeconomics in the Framework of SNA; Macroeconomics Policy for Gender and Work; Gender and Fiscal Policy; Gender and Trade Policy; and Gender and Monetary Policy.