Europe: A Survey of Gender Budgeting Efforts
IMF Working Papers, July 28, 2016
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- Authors: Sheila Quinn
- Published: July 28, 2016
- Series: IMF Working Papers
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781475520088.001
Overview and Purpose
- This paper surveys European gender budgeting efforts, which have enjoyed sustained support for more than a decade and a half.
- At a time of continued fiscal austerity in Europe, gender budgeting can help inform fiscal policies to ensure gender-related goals are met.
- Civil society has played an active role in advocating for effective gender budgeting.
- Disclaimer: This Working Paper should not be reported as representing the views of the IMF. The views expressed in this Working Paper are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent those of the IMF or IMF policy. Working Papers describe research in progress by the author(s) and are published to elicit comments and to further debate.
Key Findings
- In a number of countries, gender budgeting led to significant changes in budget legislation and administrative practices.
- In some countries, it is possible to tie gender budgeting efforts to expenditure and revenue policy reforms.
- Gender budgeting initiatives have been sustained for more than a decade and a half in Europe.
- Civil society has been an active advocate for effective gender budgeting.
Policy Implications and Recommendations
- Use gender budgeting to inform fiscal policies so that gender-related goals are met even under fiscal austerity.
- Integrate gender budgeting into budget legislation and administrative practice to achieve substantive policy reforms.
- Leverage civil society engagement to strengthen advocacy and implementation of gender budgeting.
Subjects and Keywords
- Subject: Budget planning and preparation; Gender; Gender budgeting; Gender inequality; Public financial management (PFM); Women
- Keywords: budget initiative, Budget planning and preparation, civil society, coalition government, Eastern Europe, economic policy, equal pay, Europe, federal budget, fiscal policies and administration, Gender budgeting, Gender equality objective, Gender equality policy, gender inequality, governance reform, government policy, personal income, social policy, Western Europe, Women, WP
Source: IMF Working Papers — Europe: A Survey of Gender Budgeting Efforts (Sheila Quinn, July 28, 2016).