In OECD countries, women make up 60% of tax administration employees. In Africa, that's around 25%, says @Vvandenboogaard, making the case for tax authorities to hire more women @ATAFtax

She also argues that broadening the tax base to include more SMEs disproportionately affects women, and that tax authorities should instead focus on broadening the base to include more high net-worth individuals and large, tax-evading companies in the informal sector.

Govts should focus on individual taxes, digital taxation, she adds.

Next up is Joy Ndubai https://twitter.com/ATAFtax/status/1298949840601329664?s=20

"Tax policy alone is not capable of fully addressing gender inequalities," says Ndubai, pressing for more integration of tax and non-tax policies to deal with gender inequalities.

If a country is pressed to introduce a VAT, we must push to use the revenue from these (regressive) taxes to invest in women, says Ndubai.
For example, the extra cash could be used to exempt low earners from income tax and social security contributions

We also need to address illicit financial flows, place a greater emphasis on fair taxation, invest in cooperative tax administration, and re-evaluate the role of tax competition, she says.

Milly Nalukwago Isingoma, assistant commissioner for research, planning and development at the Uganda Revenue Authority says women are 40% of tax administration staff and 38% of senior posts in Uganda. South Africa, Kenya and Nigeria are also "doing well" in this respect.