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Background paper prepared for the Commonwealth Secretariat in May 2007 by Debbie Budlender, Community Agency for Social Enquiry, Cape Town, South Africa
This paper attempts to make the case for financing gender equality for development, and to explore how this can be done. Because the issues related to financing gender equality for development are so numerous, the paper obviously cannot discuss all in equal detail. It thus pays particular attention to the ways in which the context of such financing has been changing. These include the Monterrey consensus and Paris Declaration, the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), the new aid modalities and other aspects of donor priorities and instruments. The paper places special emphasis on gender-responsive budgeting (GRB) as a means of promoting gender equality and monitoring progress
Financing for Development: Aid Effectiveness and Gender-Responsive Budgets
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TITLE: Gender Budget Analysis in the Arab World
AUTHOR: Simel Esim
DATE: 2002
The following piece, published by the Egyptian National Council for Women, and available in English and Arabic below, summarizes their success in mainstreaming gender into the Socio-Economic Development Plan by highlighting methods such as gender budgeting and performance based budgeting with a gender approach, and the subsequent impact on the national budget allocations.
Gender Budget Analysis in the Arab World
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TITLE: Gender Budget Initiative: Background Papers
AUTHOR: Diane Elson
DATE: 1999
This background paper by Diane Elson (1999) makes a case for measuring women's contributions to the macroeconomy and for engendering macroeconomic models. The paper brings forth research highlighting linkages between gender relations and macroeconomic outcomes. Elson further provides policy options for integrating a gender perspective into national budgetary policies and procedures within a context of economic reform.
Gender Budget Initiative: Background Papers
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TITLE: Gender Budget Initiatives: Strategies, Concepts, and Experiences
AUTHOR: UNIFEM
DATE: 2002
This book, published by UNIFEM in 2002, is a compilation of papers and statements made at the high level International Conference "Strengthening Economic and Fianncial Governance Through Gender Responsive Budgeting." The collection provides state of the art research and analysis of the concepts, tools and experience of Gender Responsive Budget Initiatives. Contributors include parliamentarians and civil society activists, independent researchers and practitioners from the international development community. A brief introduction connects the papers to the broader macroeconomic challenges as they relate to the increasing demand by citizens, and in particular women, for equaltiy, accountability, transparency and efficiency in the management of resources. A final section summarizes advocacy and mobilization efforts. Contributors include: Diane Elson, Guy Hewitt, Lionel Demery, Jan Vandermoortele, Susan Himmelweit, Warren Krafshick, Rhonda Sharp, Virginia Vargas Valente, Pregs Govendor, Mary Rusimbi, Winnie Byanyima, Francoise Philippe-Raynaud, Celia Reyes and Devaki Jain.
Gender Budget Initiatives: Strategies, Concepts, and Experiences
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TITLE: Gender Budgets Make More Cents: Country Studies and Good Practice
AUTHOR: Debbie Budlender and Guy Hewitt
DATE: 2002
This Commonwealth Secretariat publication by Debbie Budlender and Guy Hewitt (2002), documents ‘good practice’ in gender budget work from across the globe. Practitioners share their first-hand experiences and in-depth knowledge of the why, where and how of gender responsive budget (GRB) initiatives. They reflect on both the challenges and successes of initiatives in the Andean region, Australia, Korea, Mexico, the Philippines, Rwanda, Scotland, South Africa and the UK. A chapter on the Commonwealth Secretariat’s involvement in developing and implementing GRB initiatives is also included to suggest the role that can be played by external agencies at the national, regional and international level. This book builds on a previous publication, Gender Budgets Make Cents, which was designed to provide a comprehensive understanding of GRB initiatives. It described the conceptual framework, evolution of the work and lessons learned, and provided brief summaries of country initiatives. Together, these titles show the importance of integrating a gender perspective into budgetary policies to promote equality between women and men.
Gender Budgets Make More Cents: Country Studies and Good Practice
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Gender-responsive budgeting is a crucial tool for women’s empowerment. In Morocco, UNIFEM has worked with the government to create a more tailored approach in which budgeting can have a more effective and immediate impact. As this documentary illustrates, when the needs of women living in a particular geographical and cultural context are addressed, the entire community benefits. In the past four years, the Finance Ministry of Morocco has made substantial progress in developing both gender-responsive and results-oriented budgetary reform.
