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1 Feb 19
Gender budgeting will improve public services for both women and men in Ukraine, its finance minister has told PF International after signing it into law.
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16 Oct 18
South Africa’s post-apartheid constitution is arguably one of the best in the world, but public money is still not used as well as it could be to improve the lives of women and girls. Miriam Mannak...
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25 Sep 18
Finance ministries around the world are still not getting to grips with reducing gender inequality through budging, CIPFA’s international conference heard.
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18 Sep 18
Iceland’s ministry of finance’s Herdís Sólborg Haraldsdóttir talks about the importance of considering the impact of public spending on men and women when budgeting. She is speaking at the CIPFA...
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4 Sep 18
Gender budgeting is still not being exploited to its full potential, says Newcastle University’s Ileana Steccolini. Here she explains some reasons why.
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6 Jul 18
The IMF must rethink its loan conditions to put stronger focus on protecting human rights, tackling inequality and backing sustainable development, according to a coalition of economists, academics...
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3 Jul 18
Last week’s Fijian budget was a “missed opportunity” to promote gender equality through fiscal policies, a social development adviser has told PF International.
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6 Jun 18
Gender budgeting decisions should not be left to finance ministries alone but taken by local governments, state-owned enterprises or line ministries, a public finance expert has told PF International.
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29 May 18
New Zealand will transform the way its public sector works together when it brings in the world’s first ‘wellbeing budget’, a Treasury official has told PF International.
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13 Feb 18
Women in the American public sector earn 10% less than men, an analysis of government documents obtained through freedom of information requests have revealed.
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6 Feb 18
The world has made improvements in the empowerment of women over the past 40 years but countries still have a long way to go and should mainstream gender budgeting, says the IMF’s Christine Lagarde....
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5 Feb 18
Gender budgeting can do more than advance equality – it can provide an economic boost. However, it requires resources and commitment. Simone Rensch reports.