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Desde la perspectiva de la Economía Feminista la política fiscal, así como cualquier otra política, produce efectos e impactos diferentes en las vidas de las mujeres y los hombres dado que se diseña y actúa sobre contextos aún muy marcados por estereotipos de género: ideas preconcebidas sobre el rol del hombre (el proveedor de ingresos del hogar) y la mujer (la que cuida del hogar y sus miembros) en la sociedad. Esto último es lo que se ha denominado formalmente "división sexual del trabajo".  

Ante la falta de análisis de los sistemas tributarios desde la perspectiva de género, este documento se constituye en un aporte limitado, pero relevante, a dos países de Centroamérica (Guatemala y Honduras) y a República Dominicana. El documento busca mostrar las implicaciones de género del diseño de la política tributaria enfocándose en aspectos que puedan perjudicar la autonomía económica de las mujeres. A partir de esto se proponen recomendaciones para transformar la política tributaria en un instrumento que ayude al combate de algunas desigualdades que afectan a las mujeres. 

From the perspective of feminist economics, fiscal policies – like any other type of policy – affect the lives of women and men differently, given that they are designed and implemented in contexts that are still heavily shaped by gender stereotypes. These stereotypes are preconceived ideas on the roles of men (as providers of household income) and women (as caretakers of the household and its members) in society. This is what is formally known as 'the sexual division of labour'.

Against the backdrop of a lack of analysis of tax systems from the perspective of gender, this report is a limited, but relevant, contribution covering two Central American countries (Guatemala and Honduras), as well as the Dominican Republic. The report seeks to demonstrate the gendered implications of how tax systems are designed, focusing on identifying aspects of taxation that can damage women's economic autonomy. It also offers recommendations for transforming tax policy as an instrument to help combat some of the inequalities affecting women.

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