Implementing gender budgeting
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The document emphasizes the importance of gender mainstreaming in public policies, particularly through gender budgeting to achieve equality between men and women. It discusses the need for gender-disaggregated data and outlines a case study on Bolivia's implementation of gender budgeting, detailing methodologies, challenges, and lessons learned. The document highlights the roles of various institutions in the process and underscores the significance of raising awareness and technical support for successful implementation.
Implementing gender budgeting
- 1. THE IMPORTANCE OF GENDER MAINSTREAMING IN PUBLIC POLICIES IMPLEMENTING GENDER BUDGETING Patricia Jordan R.
- 2. CONTENTS: Why gender mainstreaming is important? What to take into account when formulating public policies? Inclusion of a gender budgeting? Putting theory into practice: A case study: the inclusion of gender budgeting in Bolivia Best practices, lessons learned & recommendations Why the importance of including the gender approach in the design of public policies also in the field of drug policies and law enforcement agencies
- 3. Formulation and Programing Approval of the Ministry of Finance Discussion and approval in the Parlament Implementation Monitoring and Evaluation Operational programming and public budget show government’s priorities, what sectors of society are valued, what type of work is needed, recognized and rewarded DESIGN IMPLEMENTATION MONITORING AND EVALUATION
- 4. Do you think that the public budget is equal between men and women? What is gender budgeting? Gender budgeting is a strategy to achieve equality between men and women by focusing on how public resources are collected and spent. …but budgets are not disaggregated by gender (men-women), so how could we analyse equality?
- 5. Gender disaggregated incidence analysis Sport/ discipline Users Men Women Soccer 600.000 450.000 150.000 Cricket 280.000 180.000 100.000 Basket 100.000 48.000 52.000 others 20.000 6.000 14.000 Ministry of Sports $1.000.000 60% 30% 10% Soccer Cricket Basket 0 200,000 400,000 600,000 Soccer Cricket Basket Sex-disaggregated data Men Women • Women are employed in lower- paying jobs • Women's salaries are typically only 60-70 percent of salaries earned by men. Salaries • Private sector employment or public sector decision making, women are less likely to occupy positions of high responsibility, in comparison with men. Employment opportunities - Promotion • Role of women in these zones. • Land ownership, decision making and leadership • DA women participated more in the eradication program Alternative Development Other examples OUT OF THE TOTAL BUDGET WHO ARE REALLY BENEFITING ?
- 6. PUBLICPOLICIES • "Public policies are a set of actions and decisions aimed at solving problems specific to communities” GENDERMAINSTREAMING • Gender mainstreaming is the process of assessing the implications for women and men of any planned action, including legislation, policies or programmes, in all areas and at all levels. The results of the programmes, projects and budgets show: Women and men occupy different spaces in the production of goods and services and in social reproduction Different realities faced by men and women
- 7. IMPLEMENTING GENDER BUDGETING IN BOLIVIA Process, methodology and tools
- 8. PUBLIC BUDGET How are public resources spent? Current expenditure (operating expenses) Capital expenditure (investment expenses) Who spends public resources? Bodies and Institutions assigned with these type of resources – People who work in the public sector What are public resources spent for? Programmes Projects Activities
- 9. GENDER MAINSTRAEMING PROCESS SENSITIZATION (RAISE- AWARENESS) WORK WITH PUBLIC SPECIALISTS TO REVIEW THE ANNUAL PLAN REVIEW PROGRAMS, PROJECTS AND BUDGET IDENTIFY GENDER GAPS – DESIGN OR ADJUST PROJECTS AND FUNDRAISING INCORPORATE GENDER INDICATORS SEX- DISAGGREGATE D DATA VALIDATE THE INTERVENTION WITH AUTHORITIES FOLLOW-UP AND EVALUATION PERMANENT CONSTRUCTION PUBLIC POLICIES GENDER BUDGETING - LAWS AND LEGISLATION - LONG-TERM STRATEGIC PLANNING - ANNUAL PLANNING (SHORT TERM) - INVESTMENT PROJECTS - ACTIVITIES AND TASKS - INTERNATIONAL INSTRUMENTS - NATIONAL LEGISLATION IN GENDER - GENDER THEORY - GENDER ACTION PLANS
- 10. ANNUAL PROGRAMME Annual Targets CODE: SPECIFIC CODE: TARGET DESCRIPTION ANNUAL RESPONSIBLE % INDICATOR BASE LINE Goal 2012 Verifica- tion. GENDER MAINSTRAEM ING PERIOD BUDGET 1th TRIM 2nd TRIM 3rd TRIM 4th TRIM CÓDIGO PROYECT /ACTIVITY AMOUNT SOURCE FUNDING AGENCY 1.1 1.1.1 25 1.1.2 25 30 men 20 women yes 1.1.3 25 1.1.4 25 2.1 2.1.1 25 2.1.2 25 2.1.3 25 2.1.4 25 What to take into account: - Indicators sex-disaggregated data - A column was placed to check whether or not the project or the management objective included a gender mainstraeming
- 11. WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE PROCESS THE INSTITUTION UN-WOMEN NATIONAL INSTITUTION FOR WOMEN MINISTRY OF FINANCE
- 12. Creation of an Interministerial Committee on Gender Mainstreaming with technicians from the General Directorate of Planning (DGP), Women's Institute UN WOMEN Incorporation of the gender focus in 2 Ministries´ strategic objectives PEI 2012 - 2015 of Gender mainstreaming in the Annual Plan at the level of specific objectives Approval of 8 standards with a gender perspective RESULTS • Increase in resources for gender equity in the Ministry's 2012 Annual Action Plan (POA) • Initial discusions for the creation of a gender unit for the Ministry of Production Development
- 13. Lack of sex-disaggregated statistics and data Annual Plans did not have gender indicators High rotation rate of public servants LIMITING FACTORS - CHALLENGES A participatory construction process with the commitment of all actors involved A gender consultant to follow up all the process Institutionalization of the process at Ministerial level Excel tool incorporated in the Ministerial planning process Leadership of the Institute for Women for the follow-up SUSTAINABILITY FACTORS
- 14. It is important to sensitize about gender to start the process Technical support is fundamental throughout the process The process and the tool are equally important Linking the process to the National planning and budgeting process National counterparts and international cooperation actors have to be part of the process The availability of data is the key to succeed LESSONS LEARNED AND RECOMMENDATIONS
- 15. GENDER BUDGETING IN THE WORLD
- 16. GENDER BUDGETING? WHERE? 2017 How many countries have incorporated the gender approach into their public budgets?
- 17. Tools for the implementation of gender budgeting 26% 20% 20% 20% 14% GUIDELINES TRAINING EXPERT/CONSULTATIVE GROUP BEST PRACTICES INSTRUCTIONS IN ANNUAL BUDGET 12 OECD countries report having gender budgeting
- 18. WHY WE DO NOT INCORPORATE GENDER? Insufficient resources? Limited capacity in ministries or institutions? Statistical offices has to define the need for gender- disaggregated data? Women institutions has to integrate gender mainstreaming into indicators and budget? GENDER APROACH CAN BE INCLUDED IN ALL THE INSTITUTIONS
- 19. THANK YOU…
- 20. Have you had training on gender issues? Does your institution have gender-related policies, programs or projects? Do you consider this kind of evaluation? Is gender integrated into your work? Do you have sex- disagregated data? How do you incorporate gender? I want to hear from you: