Designing and implementing gender budgeting : a path to action / Ronnie Downes and Scherie Nicol

Englisch

Paris : OECD Publishing, 2020

Enthalten in: OECD journal on budgeting / OECD. - Paris : Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 2001- , ISSN: 16812336 , ZDB-ID: 20894764

. - Bd. 20 (2020), 2 (31. Juli), S. 67-96

DOI: 10.1787/689198fa-en

*equality ; framework ; budgeting ; Gender ; Finance and Investment ; Governance ; Economics ; Slovak Republic ; United States

Aufsatz in Zeitschrift / Article

Journal of Economic Literature: H59

Journal of Economic Literature: H50

Gender inequality is an important and visible issue for OECD countries and the costs are borne at both social and economic levels. In line with the 2015 OECD Recommendation on Gender Equality in Public Life, gender budgeting ensures that gender equality considerations are taken systematically into account in tax and spending decisions. Effective implementation of gender budgeting has the potential to improve gender equality, ensure a sense of fairness and contribute to inclusive economic growth. This paper draws on the experiences of OECD countries and aims to provide insights into how the budget process can develop as a tool to support gender equality goals; the different ways in which gender budgeting can be implemented; and the factors that help provide an enabling environment for gender budgeting. Arising from this analysis, this paper proposes initial guidelines for designing and implementing gender budgeting to assist countries in putting in place an effective and sustainable approach. It also presents a first pass at a composite index for gender budgeting which assesses the extent to which OECD countries gender budgeting efforts are characterised by a strong strategic framework, effective tools of implementation and an enabling environment.

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