Gender-Responsive Government Budgeting

Author/Editor:

Feridoun Sarraf

Publication Date:

April 1, 2003

Electronic Access:

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Summary:

This paper examines the concept of gender-responsive government budgeting, promoted in recent years by women's nongovernmental organizations, academia, and multilateral organizations, and the extent of its implementation by national governments in both advanced and developing countries. Owing to recently developed analytical and technical tools, government budget management systems in some countries can help promote gender equality-to the extent of government involvement in gender-sensitive sectors and programs-at any level of available funding. However, to be fully effective, obstacles such as gender-biased culture, the lack of appropriate budget classifications, and the lack of gender analysis expertise and gender-disaggregated data in most countries need to be addressed.

Series:

Working Paper No. 2003/083

Subject:

Budget planning and preparation Expenditure Gender Gender diversity Gender inequality Public financial management (PFM) Women

English

Publication Date:

April 1, 2003

ISBN/ISSN:

9781451850567/1018-5941

Stock No:

WPIEA0832003

Pages:

25

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