Gender budgeting

Gender budgeting is one form of gender mainstreaming. It promotes better economic management and informed decisions, contributing to prosperity and well-being in society. National budgets reflect countries’ values and priorities. Due to different situations of women and men, girls and boys and non-binary individuals in society, the budget can have different impact on people. However, this difference may not be clear since the budget appears to be gender neutral. Gender budgeting is intended to make existing gender differences visible. Subsequently, gender perspectives should be considered through the entire budgeting process. The aim is that budgeting provisions support the government’s objectives of gender equality.