Illicit Financial Flows Undermining Gender Justice

Abstract

This paper explores some of the links between tax- and gender justice at the globallevel by highlighting two central ways in which illicit financial flows and gender injusticeare connected.First, through the effects of tax evasion and avoidance and secondly, through therole of financial secrecy jurisdictions and global networks of facilitators which enableillicit financial flows which result from trafficking in women.The paper argues that confronting and dismantling the global enablers and secrecyjurisdictions will be beneficial not only for transparency and global equality but alsofor achieving greater gender equality and the respect, protection and fulfilment ofthe human rights of women and girls.The analysis ends with a list of policy recommendations for the global as well as thenational level and thus provides guidance for combating tax evasion, avoidance anddodging, as well as money laundering derived from criminal activities.