Excellent Opportunity to Discuss Increasing Importance of Gender Responsive Budgeting
There is strong rationale to integrate Gender-Responsive Budgeting within public financial management reforms. It provides better information for policymaking, and ensures better and more equitable budgeting. Our upcoming 3-day round table provides a unique opportunity to discuss why and how Gender-Responsive Budgeting is successfully implemented in a growing number of countries. To better prepare you being part of such reform efforts, join us at first regional knowledge exchange on this topic. Why you should not miss this excellent opportunity:
“I am looking forward to the upcoming round table on Gender Responsive Budgeting (GRB), organized by the Center of Excellence in Finance. By integrating a gender perspective into the official budget process and documents, the budget becomes not only the most important policy instrument but also the instrument that contributes to an equitable and fair society. That is why I believe that it is the right time to think seriously of the contribution of GRB to modern public finance reform processes. This round table is one of the steps to do so. I am looking forward to meeting my colleagues from IMF, Ministries of Finance of Slovenia, Austria, Albania, and UN Women to discuss this important are of work.” says Ms. Maja Bosnic, round table speaker and team leader for Sida funded project “Gender Budgeting in Ukraine”, Niras-Indevelopment
The first day will be dedicated to the analysis of GRB and its relation to PFM, drawing on the experience of international organizations through the participation of Ms. Lisa Lynn Kolovich from IMF, Ms. Ermira Lubani from UNWOMEN, representative of Ms. Benedetta Magri Short, from ITC ILO, and Ms. Maja Bosnic covering GRB Project.
The second day will focus on national experience and kick off with two accounts of GRB reforms, contrasting and comparing the experience of Austria and Morocco. Notwithstanding different political, economic, social, and cultural contexts, the focus will be on key factors to be taken into consideration when planning and implementing gender related reforms. This will be complemented with case studies from ongoing GRB efforts in the SEE region, including Albania and Slovenia.
The wrap up on the third day will provide the opportunity to present the findings and conclusions of the round-table to high-level representatives of the annual meeting of the “Gender Diversity and Governance around the Mediterranean (GDGM)” network, which meets back-to-back at the CEF.
You can register here.