Asia : A Survey of Gender Budgeting Efforts

This paper reviews gender budgeting efforts in Asia

Abstract

This paper reviews gender budgeting efforts in Asia. The countries in the region have achieved mixed success in improving gender equality. Gender budgeting is ideally a fiscal innovation that translates gender-related goals into budgetary commitments and can help countries to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals with regard to gender equality. India has a sustainable gender budgeting model for the region, while a few countries in the region have begun such efforts more recently. The legislative mandates for gender budgeting in the Philippines and South Korea are remarkable achievements and are contributing to their efforts.

This work is part of the ‘Macroeconomics in Low-income countries’ programme

Citation

Chakraborty, L. 2016) Asia : A Survey of Gender Budgeting Efforts. IMF Working Paper No. 16/150

Asia : A Survey of Gender Budgeting Efforts

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Published 28 July 2016