Gender-Responsive Budgeting in Ukraine: Theory and Practice

"Gender-Responsive Budgeting in Ukraine: Theory and Practice" was developed by experts of the NGO "Bureau of Gender Policies and Budgeting" to help the advocates of gender equality, representatives of governmental and non-governmental organizations, academitians and wide public to understand and apply key concepts and principles, gender-responsive budgeting (GRB) and costing tools. The proposed GRB methodology adapts international studies and experience to budget process in Ukraine. It ensures the integration of gender component in the budgets of different levels that exist in Ukraine: national, regional and local, as well as sectoral and institutional. It provides detailed explanation of recommended 5 steps of GRB and costing gender equality. Summarizing the UN Women 4-years cooperation with the Friederich Ebert Foundation, this publication presents good GRB practicies at the local level in Ukraine.