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Financing for Gender EqualityFinancing for Gender Equality: How to Budget in Compliance with Human Rights Standards

Financing for Gender Equality: Financing for Gender Equality: How to Budget in Compliance with... [The chapter discusses the obligations of governments to finance the realization of women’s rights and the guidance this provides for gender-responsive budgeting. It considers the gender-equitable distribution of public expenditure between women and men, girls and boys, as well as the adequacy of expenditure allocations in relation to what is required for realization of rights. It further considers human rights obligations for the mobilization of finance and for managing government budgets so as to avoid deterioration in the enjoyment of rights, especially in the context of economic crises. Finally, the chapter discusses the opportunities the human rights system provides for pressing governments to meet their obligations to finance the realization of women’s rights.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

Financing for Gender EqualityFinancing for Gender Equality: How to Budget in Compliance with Human Rights Standards

Part of the Gender, Development and Social Change Book Series
Editors: Khan, Zohra; Burn, Nalini

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Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan UK
Copyright
© The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017. The author(s) has/have asserted their right(s) to be identified as the author(s) of this work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.
ISBN
978-1-137-46100-1
Pages
25 –48
DOI
10.1057/978-1-137-46101-8_3
Publisher site
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Abstract

[The chapter discusses the obligations of governments to finance the realization of women’s rights and the guidance this provides for gender-responsive budgeting. It considers the gender-equitable distribution of public expenditure between women and men, girls and boys, as well as the adequacy of expenditure allocations in relation to what is required for realization of rights. It further considers human rights obligations for the mobilization of finance and for managing government budgets so as to avoid deterioration in the enjoyment of rights, especially in the context of economic crises. Finally, the chapter discusses the opportunities the human rights system provides for pressing governments to meet their obligations to finance the realization of women’s rights.]

Published: Mar 8, 2017

Keywords: Monetary Policy; Central Bank; United Nations; Gender Equality; State Party

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