The Influence of Gender Budgeting in Indian States on Gender Inequality and Fiscal Spending

Download or read book The Influence of Gender Budgeting in Indian States on Gender Inequality and Fiscal Spending written by Ms.Janet Gale Stotsky and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 2016-11-16 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study investigates the effect of gender budgeting in India on gender inequality and fiscal spending. Gender budgeting is an approach to budgeting in which governments use fiscal policies and administration to address gender inequality and women’s advancement. There is little quantitative study of its impact. Indian states offer a relatively unique framework for assessing the effect of gender budgeting. States with gender budgeting efforts have made more progress on gender equality in primary school enrollment than those without, though economic growth appears insufficient to generate equality on its own. The implications of gender budgeting for fiscal spending were more ambiguous.