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Gender and Development e -Brief /
Issue 37
February, 2006
IN THIS ISSUE
EVENTS & OPPORTUNITIES
GENDER
Second regional training workshop on gender, citizenship and governance – 23 April – 3 May 2005 Beirut
DEVELOPMENT
Dubai International Award for Best Practices to Improve the Living Environment
NEWS
GENDER
Divergences and challenges in the feminist movement
For some inmates in Afghanistan, serving time is an educational experience
Opening of Palestinian Women's Research and Documentation Centre
Women’s lives at stake: Development lost in WTO Ministerial Declaration
West underestimates sexual fear among Islamists says Rushdie
Women, children, clergy and detainees suffer abuses in strife-torn Iraq: UN
HEALTH
Afghan government looks to regulate sale of ancient
herbal medicines
UNRWA, Palestinians near agreement on health services
HURRIYAT
Families of missing Lebanese demand action
ICT
ESCWA delivers IT training to South Lebanon
NGOs
English version reference on NGOs in Lebanon released
POLITICS
Fourteen injured in Egypt sectarian violence
Mofaz: Iran gives Hizbullah $100 million a year
FOREIGN AID
New Direction for U.S. Foreign Assistance
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
EDL
deficit set to reach $1 billion this year
Iraq needs $20 billion to rehabilitate electricity sector'
Lebanon needs more development projects'
MPs submit proposal to rehabilitate Riyaq Airport in bid to develop Bekaa
Valley
YOUTH
Developing Youth Advocates for Employment - Egypt
REPORTS & BOOKS & ARTICLES
CHILDREN
Stop violence against us!: summary report: a preliminary national research study into the prevalence and perceptions of Cambodian children to violence against children in Cambodia
DEVELOPMENT
"Hearing
the voices of the poor": assigning poverty lines on the basis of local
perceptions of poverty; a quantitative analysis of qualitative data from
participatory wealth ranking in rural South Africa
Public spending, pro-poor growth and poverty reduction in Tunisia: a multilevel
analysis Reducing social exclusion through the mechanism of social assistance
Report on the World Social Situation
GENDER
Being a
Female Entrepreneur in Botswana
Beijing plus ten meets WTO plus ten: assessing the impact of trade
liberalization on women's
Economic literacy resource kit for CEE/CIS. Gender and economy
Eldis guide to sexual and reproductive health and rights
Lessons from gender-focused international aid in post-conflict Afghanistan;
Learned?
Maid to order: ending abuses against migrant domestic workers in Singapore
Reforming the World Bank: Will the gender strategy make a difference?
Researching violence against women: A practical guide for researchers and
activists
Stitched up! How those imposing unfair competition in the textiles and clothing
industries are the only winners in this race to the bottom
Temporary marriage (Muta) is prohibited in Islam
GLOBALIZATION & TRADE
Civil society and the OECD
ICT
World Links Zimbabwe
RESOURCES
Middle East Studies, World-Wide Web Virtual Library
for IRAQ and more!
Resources on gender budgets
Development e-Brief
receives and comprises of material from various
sources for its publication. Should you wish to refer to these sources/ sites
directly, the list includes publications from: AVIVA,
www.aviva.org , AWID:
www.awid.org
, Democracy Digest:
www.freedomhouse.org
, Development Gateway:
www.developmentgatway.org
, Dignity:
www.dignity.org , e-Civicus:
www.civicus.org , Eldis:
www.eldis.org ,
ESCWA: www.escwa.org.lb , GDB:
www.developmentex.com
, Global Knowledge Partnership:
www.globalknowledge.org,
IGTN: www.IGTN.org,
ILO: www.ilo.org
One World: www.oneworld.net,
Siyanda:
www.siyanda.org
, The Daily Star:
www.dailystar.com.lb
, The Drum Beat:
www.comminit.com , The Soul Beat:
www.comminit.com
, The World Bank:
www.worldbank.org , UNDP:
www.undp.org
, Wicejilist:
www.wicej.addr.com
, WLP:
www.learningpartnership.org
EVENTS &
OPPORTUNITIES
GENDER
Second
regional training workshop on gender, citizenship and governance – 23 April – 3
May2005 Beirut
Are women’s rights and gender equality inscribed in the new reform initiatives
on the agenda of the Arab region? Are the current radical changes in the Arab
region conducive to gender equality? What is gender analysis and why are
rights-based approaches important in development in the Mashreq/Maghreb region?
How can we enhance women's political effectiveness in countries of the
Mashreq/Maghreb region? What is the role of civil society in holding governments
accountable for gender quality commitments? How can marginalized groups be
assisted to claim citizenship and equal rights?
These and other related questions will be addressed in the second regional
training workshop on gender, citizenship and governance organized jointly by the
Royal Tropical Institute Amsterdam (KIT) and the Collective for research and
Training on Development-Action (CRTD-A). For more information:
http://www.iris-lebanon.org/inner/GCG-glipII2006.htm
DEVELOPMENT
Dubai International Award for Best Practices
to Improve the Living Environment UN-HABITAT welcomes new submissions for the
2006 Dubai International Awards for Best Practices: The purpose of the award is
to recognize and publicize outstanding and sustainable achievements in improving
the living environment. The award aims to capture initiatives...
http://topics.developmentgateway.org/environment/rc/ItemDetail.do~1055971?intcmp=700
NEWS
GENDER
Divergences and challenges in the feminist
movement
On 10–11 December 2005 the Plataforma 8 de Marzo (Sevilla) and the WIDE
SpanishPlatform, Grupo Género–CONGDE, organized a workshop on ‘Divergences and
challenges within the feminist movement’ in Sevilla, Spain. The activity was
addressed to NGO representatives working on gender issues, women associations
and women politicians. The aim was to create a space for reflection on the need
to promote alliances and synergies between women organisations and mix
organisations or social movements. For more information:
http://www.wide-network.org
For some inmates in Afghanistan,
serving time is an educational experience
A group of about 12 women sit at four looms in a large, well-ventilated room,
weaving the beautiful and colorful carpets for which Afghanistan is famous. The
women seem cheerful, chatting among themselves as their fingers race through the
intricate knots of the design. There's nothing to suggest that the women are
anything but employees at a typical carpet
factory. But in fact they are inmates of the main prison in the western city of
Herat. For more information:
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=2&article_id=21622
Opening of Palestinian Women's Research and Documentation Centre
18 January – The Palestine Women’s Research and Document Centre (PWRDC)
wasinaugurated today in Ramallah by Zahira Kamal, Minister of Women’s Affairs of
the Palestinian Authority, and Pierre Sané, Assistant Director-General of UNESCO
for Social and Human Sciences. For more information:
http://www.wunrn.com
Women’s lives at stake: Development lost in WTO Ministerial Declaration
“The battle of Hong Kong between two paradigms – market access first or
development first – is lost for the global South, for the poor, and for the
small and vulnerable in economies all over the world. The EU has proved to be
the driving force behind rapid, deeper and mandatory liberalization. The
struggle about space for political decision making, protectionand regulation of
domestic markets has been decided in favor of corporate interests, putting aside
human rights, basic needs, citizens’ entitlements, and social, gender and
environmental justice.” Christa Wichterich, IGTN Europe/WIDE, 18 December 2005
For more information:
http://www.wide-network.org
West underestimates
sexual fear among Islamists says Rushdie
British author Salman Rushdie said the West had failed to grasp the extent to
which Islamic extremism was rooted in men's fear of women's sexuality, in an
interview to be publishedThursday. Rushdie told German weekly magazine Stern
that his latest novel, "Shalimar theClown," dealt with the deep anxiety felt
among many Islamic men about female sexualfreedom and lost honor.
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=4&article_id=21539
Women, children, clergy and
detainees suffer abuses in strife-torn Iraq: UN
18 January 2006 – Terrorism and bombing campaigns, lawlessness,
kidnapping and targeted killings continue to wreak havoc on civilians in Iraq,
with the rights of women, children, detainees and religious leaders grievously
violated, according to a new United Nations report. “The persistent conflicts
affecting the country and weaknesses in law enforcement continue to have a
serious and adverse effect on the enjoyment of human rights,” says the
bi-monthly rights report by the UN Assistance Mission in Iraq covering the
period 1 November to 31 December 2005. for more information;
http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=17200&Cr=iraq&Cr1
HEALTH
Afghan government looks to regulate sale of ancient herbal medicines
He's not
your typical doctor. Seated in the square near the shrine of Hazrat Ali, the
major landmark in the northern city of Mazar-e-Sharif, Gulab is surrounded by
several plastic bags, containing a bewildering array of powders and tablets and
bottles filled with mysterious liquids.http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=2&article_id=21682
UNRWA, Palestinians near agreement on health
services
Dialogue between the UNRWA administration in Lebanon and the Palestinian
LiberationOrganization's popular committees paved the way toward a settlement
over the issue of UNRWA services. Refugees had voiced their objection to a
reduction in UNRWA services and to an UNRWA decision to partner with the Beirut
General University Hospital instead of the Hammoud Hospital in Sidon.
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=2&article_id=21555
HURRIYAT
Families of missing Lebanese demand
action
Ten months after the start of a sit-in protest in front of UN headquarters in
Beirut, the families of Lebanese nationals who have disappeared or been detained
in Syria say their campaign for information is making little progress.
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=2&article_id=21651
ICT
ESCWA delivers IT training to South Lebanon
Internet access does not rank high on the hierarchy of survival necessities, yet
conquering the "digital divide" by giving the rural poor access to information
technology is key to the development of South Lebanon. In an effort to bring
computers to Lebanon's most neglected, battle-scarred region, the United Nations
Economic and Social Council for Western Asia (UN ESCWA).
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=1&article_id=21548
NGOs
English version reference on NGOs in Lebanon
released
The English version of the first ever
reference book on non-governmental organizations inLebanon, "Internal Governance
for NGOs in Lebanon," was released at the Social Affairs Ministry. Initially
prepared and released in Arabic in 2005 by the NGO Resource Unit, the book is
the first of its kind; the only book available on NGOs in Lebanon, so far. For
more information:
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=1&article_id=21574
POLITICS
Fourteen injured in Egypt sectarian violence
Fourteen people were injured when clashes broke out between Muslims and
Christians near the southern Egyptian city of Luxor, a security official said
Thursday. The violence flared late Wednesday in Al-Odaysat, near the tourist
city of Luxor on the Nile, when Muslims torched a house which Coptic Christians
were illegally using as a church, the official said. For more information:
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=2&article_id=21572
Mofaz: Iran gives Hizbullah $100 million a year
Israeli Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz has claimed Hizbullah receives $100 million
a yearfrom Iran and accused the group of channeling some of these funds to
Palestinian factions engaged in a violent confrontation with the Jewish state
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=2&article_id=21632
FOREIGN AID
New Direction for U.S. Foreign Assistance
U.S. Secretary of State Rice has announced a major change in the way the US
government directs foreign assistance. According to the USAID website, the
reorganization is intended to: "* Ensure that foreign assistance is used as
effectively as possible to meet our ...
http://topics.developmentgateway.org/knowledge/rc/ItemDetail.do~1055433?intcmp=700
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
EDL deficit set to reach $1 billion
this year
Finance Minister Jihad Azour warned the deficit of Electricite du Liban could
reach more than $1 billion in 2006 if no action is taken to reduce waste. Azour
told Voice of Lebanon radio that EDL's management was partly responsible for the
current crisis.
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=3&article_id=21747
Iraq needs $20 billion to
rehabilitate electricity sector
Iraq needs $20 billion over the next five
years to solve a chronic electricity crisis after U.S. reconstruction funds
failed to flick the right switches, the Iraqi electricity minister said."When
you lose electricity the country is destroyed, nothing works, all industry is
down and terrorist activity is increased," Mohsen Shlash said Tuesday.
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=3&article_id=21537
'Lebanon needs more development projects'
The head of Council for Development and
Reconstruction said Lebanon still needs more development projects to kick start
the economy and combat recession. "Financed development projects in Lebanon are
essential for economic recovery," Fadel Shalak told a press conference at the
headquarters of CDR.
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=3&article_id=21689
MPs submit proposal to rehabilitate
Riyaq Airport in bid to develop Bekaa Valley
Members of the Popular bloc headed by MP
Elias Skaff submitted a proposal to rehabilitate the Riyaq Airport to Speaker
Nabih Berri.In a bid to increase development in the Bekaa Valley, MPs Skaff,
Hassan Yacoub, Salim Aoun, Kamil Maalouf, Assem Araiji and George Kassardji
proposed the creation of a public company to handle various investment projects
at a reopened Riyaq airport.
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=2&article_id=21745
YOUTH
Developing Youth Advocates for
Employment -Egypt
The Youth Employment Summit set out in 2002 to implement an Egyptian pilot
programme to create a network of young leaders to advocate for and promote youth
employment activities. As part of the initial effort, ten Youth Leaders were put
though skills development courses in the areas of leadership, activism for youth
employment and entrepreneurship.
http://www.comminit.com/africa/experiences/pds32003/experiences-2292.html Contact Jose Ruiz-Salas jose@youthemploymentsummit.org
REPORTS & BOOKS & ARTICLES
CHILDREN
Stop violence against us!: summary
report: a preliminary national research study into the prevalence and
perceptions of Cambodian children to violence against children in Cambodia
Little research has been done to explore how violence affects children in
Cambodia from their perspective or even the prevalence of the problem. This
report is an attempt to getinformation about the prevalence of three aspects of
the problem of violence against children - sexual abuse, domestic violence and
corporal punishment. It is also an attempt to listen to children's own
perceptions and to continue to explore ways to address violence that include
those not yet considered.
The research involved the use of focus groups followed by a National self
completed questionnaire survey of 13-14 year olds from all provinces. The sample
is of 1314 children, 671 girls and 639 boys. Originally the survey was of 13 and
14 year olds; but 100, 12 year olds (7.6%) and 119, 15 year olds (9.1%) were
also included. Available online at:
http://www.eldis.org/cf/rdr/rdr.cfm?doc=DOC20697
DEVELOPMENT
"Hearing the voices of the poor": assigning poverty lines on the basis of local perceptions of poverty; a quantitative analysis of qualitative data from participatory wealth ranking in rural South Africa
The authors of this paper argue that participatory wealth ranking (PWR) may be a useful tool to generate a thorough appraisal of poverty on a scale suitable for the generation of statistics that can be used to inform policy. Available online at: http://www.eldis.org/cf/rdr/rdr.cfm?doc=DOC10560
Public spending, pro-poor growth
and poverty reduction in Tunisia: a multilevel analysis
This paper aims to assess to what extent public spending contributes to
enhanced economic growth and poverty reduction in Tunisia. The authors use a
multilevel analysis approach to capture the likely effects of some public
expenditure on pro-poor growth. The paper involvesanalysis and simulations at
different levels: household, regional, and macro levels, using anappropriate
analytical tool for each one.The authors find that policies aimed at enhancing
the purchase power of the poor are more effective in reducing poverty than
policies aimed to improve human capital in the short run. Yet, in the long run,
the second route enables to push up economic growth and boosts poverty
reduction. The authors argue that these results give evidence that there are
some trade-offs between the short and long run. They conclude that policies like
conditional cash transfers are needed in the short run to smooth the negative
impact of the policy changes that enhance economic growth and poverty reduction
in the long run. Available online at:
http://www.eldis.org/cf/rdr/rdr.cfm?doc=DOC20698
Reducing social exclusion through
the mechanism of social assistance
Could social stability be assured in Albania after the successful structural
reforms and the resulting macroeconomic stabilization achieved recently in the
country? Will the continuing increase in the gap between rich and poor come to a
stop? How does the currently…
http://topics.developmentgateway.org/poverty/rc/ItemDetail.do~1055729?intcmp=700
Report on the World Social SituationThe 2005 Report on the World Social Situation: the Inequality Predicament was launched on August 25. The Report sounds alarm over persistent and deepening inequality worldwide, focusing on the chasm between the formal and informal economies, the widening gap between skilled and unskilled workers, the growing disparities in health, education and opportunities for social, economic and political participation. The Report has been introduced by Mr. Jose Antonio Ocampo, Under-Secretary-General and Mr. Johan Schölvinck, Director, Division for Social Policy and Development, DESA on Thursday August 25, 2005. full report :www.un.org/esa/socdev/rwss/media%2005/cd-docs/fullreport05.html
GENDER
Being a Female Entrepreneur in
Botswana
Cultures, Values, Strategies for Success
This paper is a study of businesswomen as they move from owning and managing
informal businesses into the formal economy. The study indicates that business
success for rural women in Botswana is specific to the socio-cultural context.
By examining prevalent concepts of patriarchy and community, the study reveals
how cultural values frame successful business strategies. The study also shows
how non-competitive networks, collective management strategies, and informal
cross-border trade are the pillars of sustainable business success for women in
Botswana.
http://www.comminit.com/africa/materials/ma2005/materials-2053.html
Beijing plus ten meets WTO plus ten: assessing the impact of trade
liberalization on women's
Produced by: International Gender and Trade Network (IGTN) (2005) This document
focuses on the impact of trade liberalization on women's economic security
andits contribution to the Beijing +10 review. It argues that since 1995, there
is evidence thateconomic and political forces have been responsible for measures
and policies which run counter to the commitments made by governments for
implementing the Beijing Platform for Action. This document presents a
compilation of reports which reflect on what has happened and/or what is
happening in the following regions in relation to the liberalization process ten
years after these two major events: Asia (focus on the Philippines), Central
Asia Sub-region (focus on transition economy - Kyrgyzstan), the Caribbean, Latin
America (available in Spanish and English), and the United States of America.
Available online at:
http://www.eldis.org/cf/rdr/rdr.cfm?doc=DOC20613
Economic literacy resource kit for CEE/CIS. Gender and economy
The objective of this publication is to provide NGO (and particularly
gender-focused NGOs) from CEE/CIS with information on basic economic concepts
and processes relevant in the region from a gender perspective. The production
of the kit was possible thanks to long-term cooperation with WIDE (including
financial support) in the area of popular economics. The content of the kit is
based on the economic literacy training conducted in the past by KARAT. Download
on:
http://www.karat.org/publications/res_kit.html
Eldis
guide to sexual and reproductive health and rights
Our key issues guide reviews current policy issues and explores cutting-edge
debates relating to sexual and reproductive health and rights
http://www.eldis.org/health/SRHR.htm
Lessons from gender-focused international aid in post-conflict Afghanistan;
Learned?
This report discusses the problems arising from gender-based international aid
in post-conflict Afghanistan. It highlights the increasing disappointment
expressed by Afghans with the aid community, particularly in relation to women's
issues. Problems include the neglect of men in gender programming; local
perceptions of "gender" as a foreign term; and the sidelining of Afghan
perspectives. Summary written in collaboration with BRIDGE andSiyanda
(www.siyanda.org). Available online at:
http://www.eldis.org/cf/rdr/rdr.cfm?doc=DOC20470
Maid to order:
ending abuses against migrant domestic workers in Singapore
Produced by: Human Rights Watch (HRW) (2005)This report presents research
carried out on the abusive conditions facing many domestic workers in Singapore.
It suggests that many women domestic workers face poor working conditions,
anxiety about debts owed to employment agencies, social isolation, and prolonged
confinement indoors, sometimes for weeks at a time. Available online at:
http://www.eldis.org/cf/rdr/rdr.cfm?doc=DOC20614
Reforming the World Bank: Will the gender strategy
make a difference?
In Reforming the World Bank: Will the gender strategy make a difference? Elaine
Zuckerman and Wu Qing assess the effectiveness of the WB's gender strategy by
interviewing gender experts and other WB staff, analyzing the WB gender
strategy, policy and website, and examining the WB's investment portfolio in
China. The authors’ analysis shows that the WB fails to priorities gender in its
operations. Gender experts constitute less than 1 per cent of WB staff and the
majority of WB employees lack incentives to identify and address gender gaps
because doing so is not mandatory. The authors conclude that, although the WB
has made progress in recognizing the critical role that gender equality plays in
reducing poverty, it does so rhetorically. This will not change until the WB
provides sufficient funding to expand the number of gender experts and creates
incentives for all staff to engender its investments.Download on:
http://www.genderaction.org/publications.html
Researching violence against women: A practical
guide for researchers and activists
This comprehensive guide, produced by PATH and WHO, draws on the experience of
researchers from more than 40 countries and presents methods for performing
surveys and qualitative research on gender-based violence in low-resource
settings. It covers all aspects of the research process, from study design to
training field workers. It also describes ways to use findings to influence
decision makers. Most important, it presents clear guidelines for protecting the
safety of women participating in the research. Download:
http://www.path.org/publications/pub.php?id=1175
Stitched up! How those imposing unfair competition in the textiles and clothing
industries are the only winners in this race to the bottom
Produced by: International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU)
(2005) This report tracks the short-term impacts of the ending of the
Multifibre agreement, with a focus on six countries: the Philippines, Cambodia,
Bangladesh, Bulgaria, Lesotho and Kenya. Data from the report demonstrates that
that China is the main beneficiary of the removal of quotas, a phenomenon which
is explained by the extremely low prices offered by Chinese manufacturers - 10
to 50% lower than their competitors in other low-wage countries. The report
notes that workers in most of the countries subjected to unfair competition from
China are facing major difficulties, including job losses and greater downward
pressure on their rights or working conditions. Available online at:
http://www.eldis.org/cf/rdr/rdr.cfm?doc=DOC19643
Temporary marriage (Muta) is prohibited in Islam
MUT'A: A temporary marriage. This was permitted in the early period of Islamic
history, when the first Muslims were away from their homes for extensive periods
of time; but was abrogated by the Holy Prophet Muhammad (SallAllaho Alaihi
Wasallam) himself, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, at Khaibar as is
related by Ali ibn Abi Talib (KaramAllah Wajhah). [Sahi Muslim and Sahi
Bukhari]. Content of this release was reviewed by a Muslim woman scholar who is
part of the WUNRN List. WUNRN invites comments to this article at
GLOBALIZATION & TRADE
Civil society and the OECDProduced by: OECD Development Centre (2005)This Policy Briefing describes some of the many channels of communication that are open for productive dialogue between the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and civil society, particularly around the topic of globalization. It notes that the OECD has been engaged with civil society since its creation, notably through the Business and Industry Advisory Committee to the OECD (BIAC) and the Trade Union Advisory Committee to the OECD (TUAC). Available online at: http://www.eldis.org/cf/rdr/rdr.cfm?doc=DOC20608
ICT
World Links Zimbabwe World Links Zimbabwe, part of the global World Links network, was launched in late 1998 and has been proactively supported by the country's Ministry of Education, Sport and Culture as a leading "ICT in Education" initiative. The Programme started with 12 pilot Telecentres that were established at least one in each of the 9 provincial capitals others in high growth peri-urban and rural communities namely in Bindura, Chinhoyi, Bulawayo, Gutu, Gwanda, Gweru, Harare, KweKwe, Marondera and Mutare. For more information:
http://topics.developmentgateway.org/elearning/rc/ItemDetail.do~343620?intcmp=907
RESOURCES
Middle East Studies, World-Wide Web
Virtual Library for IRAQ and more!
The Online Libraries Website maintained and content researched out by Columbia
University Libraries provides online and updated information resources on Middle
East. .The target listeners can get most updated database and useful information
on Iraq and other Middle...
http://topics.developmentgateway.org/elearning/rc/ItemDetail.do~1055355?intcmp=700
Resources on gender budgets
Government spending and revenue collection affect women and men in different
ways. The du
terms gener budgets, gender-sensitive budgetsor women’s bdgets all refer to budgets that not only outline expected revenue and expenditures, but respond to the differential impact the budget has on men and women and provide a means to hold governments accountable for their commitment to gender equality. Gender budgeting also refers to attempts to increase women’s participation on the budget process. However, gender budgets are not separate budgets for women or men, and their main aim is not to increase spending on women-specific programmes. Using gender-responsive budget analysis governments can adjust their policies and reallocate resources in a more gender equitable way. Gender budgeting promotes equality, transparency, efficiency and accountability in budget planning and implementation.
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