This paper takes stock of GB practices in G20 countries and benchmarks country performance using a GB index, and data gathered from an IMF survey. All G20 countries have enacted gender-focused fiscal policies, but the public financial management (PFM) tools to operationalize these policies still need to be established. Notwithstanding heterogeneity across countries, the average G20 level of GB practice is relatively low. More progress has been made in establishing GB frameworks and budget preparation tools than budget execution, monitoring, and auditing. Too few countries assess the upfront impact of policies on gender and/or evaluate ex-post the effectiveness of policies and programs. Essential to future efforts will be harnessing opportunities for integrating GB tools into existing PFM systems and more closely linking GB initiatives with PFM reforms.
| Asset Type: | Publications |
| Collection: | Foreign Publications |
| Subject: | Gender, Gender Mainstreaming, Gender and Development, Gender Equality, Social Development, Countries and Regions, Gender Budgeting, Gender Programming |
| Author: | Virginia Alonso-Albarran, Teresa Curristine, Gemma Preston, Alberto Soler, Nino Tchelishvili, and Sureni Weerathunga |
| Publisher: | International Mutual Fund |
| Publication Date: | 2021 |
