This paper examines the intersection between
international economic and tax laws and
gender impact analysis, beginning with a
discussion of women's realities: unpaid work,
higher rates of poverty, lack of power, and
constrained ability to accumulate investment
capital. The author assesses CEDAW and other
international documents to emphasize that
eradication of gender discrimination is an
ongoing commitment. She then focuses on the
steps Canada has taken to implement
mainstreaming gender equality at the federal
level. The author concludes with an