#genderequityinpolitics #genderbudgeting #gendersensitivebudget #GenderMainstreaming #fiscalpolicy In a few sentences, you’ll understand why gender budgeting is perhaps the most intuitive tool in our policymakers’ toolbox and why we need to ensure they put it to work immediately. What is Gender Budgeting? (To jump straight to the instructions on how you can be part of the solution, scroll down to the section “How You Can Help: 5 Easy Steps.”) Gender budgeting (also referred t

#genderequity #coronavirus #publicpolicy #genderbudgeting #GenderMainstreaming #fiscalpolicy #government #covid19 Welcome to my weekly Q&A roundup. (Scroll down to find the Q&A.) If this is your first time here, welcome. I spend a fair amount of time speaking at events and conferences. At the end of my presentations, I leave space for audience members to ask questions—tough questions, brave questions, you name it. The level of candor and curiosity always inspires me, and I wa

#genderequity #publicpolicy #genderbudgeting #GenderMainstreaming #fiscalpolicy #government #covid19 Welcome to my weekly Q&A roundup. (Scroll down to find the Q&A.) If this is your first time here, welcome. I spend a fair amount of time speaking at events and conferences. At the end of my presentations, I leave space for audience members to ask questions—tough questions, brave questions, you name it. The level of candor and curiosity always inspires me, and I want to share t

#genderequity #publicpolicy #genderbudgeting #governmentbudgeting #genderequality #government #economics Gender issues belong at the heart of our government’s policies, and yet visit a campaign or legislative website and you’ll likely find a section dedicated specifically to “Women’s Issues.” Certainly these sections serve a purpose: to call out individual policy proposals and actions on behalf of women. While the intentions behind them are noble, this is a misguided approach