Gender-sensitive budgeting helps adjust priorities to advance women’s rights
The way budgets are conceived and implemented often has a detrimental effect on women and girls compared to that on men and boys
Gender equality has been a burning issue for some time, with little tangible progress made. In response to growing demands for justice, organisations, have become vocal in advocating against, and raising awareness around, social challenges that oppress women. Foremost of these challenges are the scourges of gender-based violence, femicide, patriarchy and poverty — each functioning to perpetuate gender inequality in all imaginable spheres of women’s lives. Over recent months, Covid-19 has exacerbated this state of inequality and disparity in our society.
The global pandemic has disproportionately affected women (more so black women), in different and intersecting ways, including at home, work, financially and in terms of physical and mental health...
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