100+ Civil Society Organisations Launch Campaign Demanding Progressive Taxation for an Inclusive and Just Social Organisation of Care

The Global Alliance for Tax Justice, representing 100+ civil society organisations, alongside feminists, women’s rights organisations, trade unions, and activists from their Tax and Gender Working Group launch the Global Days of Action on Tax Justice for Women’s Rights.

Friday, March 7th, 2025 – From the 7th to the 21st of March, 2025, the Global Alliance for Tax Justice (GATJ) and their Tax and Gender Working Group (TGWG) is hosting the 9th edition of the annual Global Days of Action on Tax Justice and Women’s Rights campaign. This year, the campaign calls for “Progressive Taxation for an Inclusive and Just Social Organisation of Care.”

As the Coordinator of the 2025 Global Days of Action, Maureen Mburu, GATJ Tax & Gender Lead and Africa Campaigns Coordinator, commented:
“GATJ’s Tax and Gender Working Group is launching this campaign because we know that to rebuild a just and inclusive society, we must recognize care work as a fundamental human right, supported by a progressive tax system that ensures wealth is redistributed to fund gender-transformative public care services. This year’s campaign coincides with CSW69 and two major milestones: Beijing+30 and the start of the UN Tax Convention negotiations, which present a crucial moment to demand progressive taxation and a just social organization of care.

By advocating for progressive taxation and gender-transformative reforms, we can create a social organization of care that values and supports caregivers, empowers women, and ensures access to essential services for all.”

Each year, the Global Days of Action on Tax Justice for Women’s Rights take place alongside the UN Commission on the Status of Women. This year marks the 30th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (Beijing+30).

Jeannie Manipon, Co-Coordinator of Tax and Fiscal Justice Asia and Coordinating Committee Member of GATJ, reaffirmed the significance of the Global Days of Action:
“Tax justice is a feminist agenda. The Global Days of Action on Tax Justice for Women’s Rights make it clear that regressive taxation hurts women and marginalised communities the hardest – communities who are forced to bear the cost when the rich and multinational companies hoard wealth. The time is now for progressive taxation that supports care for all people and the planet.”

Katrina Miller, Executive Director of Canadians for Tax Fairness, a member of GATJ, expanded upon the link between progressive taxes and gender equality to say:
“Tax fairness is a gender justice issue. We need to move away from tax breaks and loopholes that disproportionately benefit wealthy men and large corporations dominated by men. When the wealthiest pay their fair share, we can fulfill the urgent need to rebuild the social organisation of care, supporting both jobs that are dominated by women and services that we all depend on.”

Chenai Mukumba, Executive Director of Tax Justice Network Africa and Coordinating Committee Member of GATJ, shared:
“Women are central to economic development, yet current tax systems often neglect their contributions and burdens. On this Global Day of Action on Women, we reaffirm our commitment at Tax Justice Network Africa to champion for tax systems that are not only progressive but also gender transformative and empower women across Africa. We recognize that tax policies must address the unique challenges women face, ensure their voices are heard and their needs prioritized. We call on governments to implement tax policies that support women’s livelihoods, reduce the disproportionate impact of unpaid social reproductive work, and provide access to essential social services. Tax justice is critical to achieving women’s rights, and it’s time for tax systems to truly reflect this.”

Adrián Falco, Coordinator of Red de Justicia Fiscal de América Latina y el Caribe a regional network of GATJ, commented upon the importance of tax justice for gender equality, human rights, and development:
“The Global Days of Action on Tax Justice for Women’s Rights allow us to reflect on the need to fight for tax systems that are built and consolidated on three central axes: human rights, gender equality, and inclusive development. Tax abuse by multinational corporations exploits our countries and prevents their development. The issue is clear and the evidence of tax abuse is abundant. Progressive taxes for a fair and inclusive social organization of care, now!”

Luis Moreno, GATJ Coordinating Committee Chair, added:
“We need to achieve tax justice for women’s rights because tax is a key piece of financing for care policies. By ending illicit financial flows, tax abuse and tax havens, we will be able to recover billions to finance fair and redistributive systems for gender equality and development. The time is now to ensure effective progressive taxation for care.”

Ian Gary, FACT Coalition Executive Director and GATJ Coordinating Committee Member, shared:
“Tax systems that let the rich easily avoid or evade taxes and let multinational companies dodge taxes through profit shifting undermine the social contract and efforts to reduce gender inequality. A working woman living from paycheck to paycheck should not pay a higher effective tax rate than a wealthy CEO. Investing in fair, efficient, and transparent tax systems must be a priority for governments around the world.”

This year, the GDOA coincides with the beginning of the negotiations for a United Nations Framework Convention on International Tax Cooperation (UN Tax Convention). The process which is set to deliver three legally binding agreements by mid-2027: a Framework Convention and two early protocols.

Tove Maria Ryding, Tax Coordinator at the European Network on Debt and Development (Eurodad) and a member of the Coordinating Committee of the Global Alliance for Tax Justice (GATJ) commented upon the importance of these negotiations for gender equality:
“The negotiation of a new UN Framework Convention on International Tax Cooperation is a historic opportunity for governments to address tax injustices, secure sustainable financing for public services and create a global tax framework that serves to lower inequalities, including gender inequalities. Therefore, gender justice must be a key focus in the upcoming negotiations.”

Commenting upon this 9th edition of the Global Days of Action, Dereje Alemayehu, Executive Coordinator of GATJ, shared:
“GATJ’s initiative to create the global working group on tax and gender had two intertwined objectives: to expose the role of tax injustice in perpetuating and exacerbating gender inequality and to promote the demand for tax justice as one of the tools to end this.

As we kick-off the 9th edition of the campaign for the Global Days of Action on Tax Justice for Women’s Rights, we can look at all of the progress that has been made. But a lot more needs to be done. The beginning of the negotiations for the UN Framework Convention on International Tax Cooperation creates an opportunity for the realisation of tax justice globally. Now, we need to enhance our advocacy and campaigns to demand that the UN Tax Convention is aligned with established UN human rights conventions and includes gender equality considerations in all relevant provisions.”

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For more resources:

To join in the activities of the GDOA, find the programme here.
To learn more about the demands of the campaign, find the concept note here.

Contact:

Alexandra Wenzel, Global Communications Coordinator, GATJ
Email: [email protected]
WhatsApp: +41 778133732

About GATJ:

The Global Alliance for Tax Justice (GATJ) is a South-led global coalition in the tax justice movement. Together we work for a world where progressive and redistributive tax policies counteract inequalities within and between countries, and generate the public funding needed to ensure essential services and human rights. Created in 2013, GATJ comprises regional tax justice networks in Asia (Tax & Fiscal Justice Asia), Africa (Tax Justice Network Africa), Latin America (Red de Justicia Fiscal de América Latina y el Caribe), Europe (Tax Justice-Europe) and North America (Canadians for Tax Fairness & FACT Coalition), collectively representing hundreds of organisations.

GATJ coordinates the Tax and Gender Working Group (TGWG), a collective of women’s rights organisations, global trade unions, international non-governmental organisations, and civil society organisations working together to link tax and gender justice. GATJ with the TGWG coordinate an annual Global Days of Action in March coinciding with the International Women’s Day and the Commission on the Status of Women. GATJ also co-coordinates the Tax justice Workstream of the CS FfD Mechanism.