Engendering National Budgets RL Vol XIII No 421 MMXIX

Engendering National Budgets:

Women ‘Economic & Social’ Empowerment

Plan of Operationalisation

Regional consultative meeting on initiatives on Gender Budgeting

October 23-26, 2006, Dar-es-Salaam, Republic of Tanzania

UNDP Regional Gender Programme for Africa  

Public Lecture – Respublica Litereria - RL Vol XIII No 421 MMXIX

Costantinos Berhutesfa Costantinos, PhD

Professor of Public Policy & Sustainable Institutional Reforms

https://addisababa.academia.edu/CostyCostantinos

Abstract

Representatives of international agencies, state and civil society stakeholders working on Engendering National Budgets and Processes met with a view to addressing the issue of gender responsive budgeting specifically aimed at strengthening the capacity to enable governments to incorporate a gender analysis in planning and evaluating the impact of revenue raising and expenditure allocation at all levels. They aimed to develop supporting strategies for women’s participation in economic decision-making through their engagement in budgetary processes; incorporation of gender into economic governance and leadership processes for women to respond to the challenges of a globalised world and influence macroeconomic policies. Finally, it was to enabling women to hold governments accountable for commitments to women’s rights.

Based on these considerations, the meeting recommends the launching of a comprehensive Gender Responsive Budgeting programme for implementation by all stakeholders, including governments (the Executive, Legislature, Judiciary and MDAs), civil society groups and the development partners (RECS, UN Systems and Multi and bilaterals), as follows. First is the development of constitutional, legislative and administrative provisions to develop and execute gender responsive budgets at all levels of society and polity. Second, to launch a major gender analysis and needs assessment work in all nations with a view to develop sound development plans that are gender responsive -- the assessment will also include monitoring existing gender responsive budgets. Third, based on this assessment develop civic education and training modules with a view to enhance popular base for developing gender responsive budgets and increase awareness in all coordinates of state and society. Finally to come up with a plan of action be developed for operationalisation of this declaration with specific objectives, activities and functions including monitoring indicators assigned to the various goals and strategic objectives

Key words: Engendering National Budgets, constitutional, legislative and administrative provisions

see paper here or http://www.academia.edu/38491770/Engendering_Budgets_-_Women_Economic_and_Social_Empowerment_RL_Vol_XIII_No_422_MMXIX.pdf