2002
DOI: 10.1080/1354500110110029
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Budgeting for Equality: The Australian Experience

Abstract: Gender budgets have now been introduced in varying forms in more than forty countries throughout the world. These exercises emerged out of feminist practical politics initially in Australia and later in a number of other countries. The idea of gender budgets gathered further momentum when the United Nations Beijing Platform for Action called for the integration of a gender perspective into budgetary decision-making. Most of these experiments share three core goals. They seek to: (1) mainstream gender issues wi… Show more

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“…Gender disaggregated statistics and equality indicators are equally important management tools to promote gender equality (Stone et al 1999;Beveridge et al 2000). Gender budgeting is a key tool (Elson 1998;Sharp 1999;Budlender et al 2002;Sharp and Broomhill 2002), and one that has developed in over forty countries, in particular Sweden and Canada.…”
Section: Justice Fairness and Equitymentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Gender disaggregated statistics and equality indicators are equally important management tools to promote gender equality (Stone et al 1999;Beveridge et al 2000). Gender budgeting is a key tool (Elson 1998;Sharp 1999;Budlender et al 2002;Sharp and Broomhill 2002), and one that has developed in over forty countries, in particular Sweden and Canada.…”
Section: Justice Fairness and Equitymentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In practice this can be hard to achieve, since 'people often feel left out if they do not have a statistical background' (Dechman, 1999: 39). The experience of women's budget initiatives in Australia confirms that this is a problem, as the budget statements did not meet with a good response from women's groups, who were put off by the form in which they were published (Sharp and Broomhill, 2002). Thus, though there appears to be a consensus about the need for 'valid and reliable data' for women 'to have a voice in the formulation of national' policies (Perrons, 1999: 113), there are challenges in making such data accessible.…”
Section: The International Context and The Development Of Gender Indimentioning
confidence: 61%
“…It demonstrates that gender analysis cannot stand alone, but must be supported by a strategy to be integrated into the budget decision-making processes so that it influences policies and their funding. In doing so, it emphasizes that GRB is as much a political process as it is a technical exercise, and its integration into decision-making processes is critical for GRB to reach its potential in practice (Rhonda Sharp and Ray Broomhill 2002).…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 98%