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GENDER EQUALITY AND GENDER BUDGETING IN HUNGARY

Judit Zeller University of Pécs, Faculty of Law Department of Constitutional Law. GENDER EQUALITY AND GENDER BUDGETING IN HUNGARY. Gender Budgeting in Practice PRAGUE, 8 th November 2007. I. GENDER EQUALITY IN THE HUNGARIAN REPUBLIC.

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GENDER EQUALITY AND GENDER BUDGETING IN HUNGARY

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  1. Judit Zeller University of Pécs, Faculty of Law Department of Constitutional Law GENDER EQUALITY AND GENDER BUDGETING IN HUNGARY Gender Budgeting in Practice PRAGUE, 8th November 2007

  2. I. GENDER EQUALITY IN THE HUNGARIAN REPUBLIC • The Constitution and the interpretation by the Constitutional Court • ratified international agreements • secondary legislation of the EC • Art.70/A (1)and Art. 66 of the Constitution

  3. I. GENDER EQUALITY IN THE HUNGARIAN REPUBLIC • Regulation by act • separate sectoral acts till the near past (e.g. Labour Code, Civil Code, Penal Code, Act on Public Education, Minority Act) • Act CXXV of 2003 on Equal Treatment and the Promotion of Equal Opportunities (ETPEO)Equal Treatment Authority (ETA)

  4. I. GENDER EQUALITY IN THE HUNGARIAN REPUBLIC • Equal Opportunities Program of the Republic • Institutional framework promoting equal opportunities • after several changes since 1989, the Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment takes care of gender mainstreaming

  5. I. GENDER EQUALITY IN THE HUNGARIAN REPUBLIC • The situation of women on the labour market according to the development programmes of Hungary

  6. Child care benefit - typical for women • „Glass ceiling”- effect

  7. II. CHARACTERISTICS OF THE HUNGARIAN STATE BUDGET • No detailed financial regulation in the Constitution • No gender-sensitiveness mentioned • Authorisation of the legislation: • Art. 66 (explicit) • Art. 70/A (implicit) • Own initiatives of the local self-governments

  8. III. THE LOCAL SELF-GOVERNMENTS (FINANCING AND DUTIES) • Government revenues and own incomes • Duties: Obligatory and voluntarily undertaken Education (kindergarten and primary school) Social welfare services (basic social services) Basic health care Anything that does not violate the law or the fulfilment of the obligatory tasks.

  9. IV. BUDGET-ANALYSIS OF 9 HUNGARIAN SETTLEMENTS

  10. IV. BUDGET-ANALYSIS OF 9 HUNGARIAN SETTLEMENTS

  11. IV. BUDGET-ANALYSIS OF 9 HUNGARIAN SETTLEMENTS

  12. IV. BUDGET-ANALYSIS OF 9 HUNGARIAN SETTLEMENTS • Self-government • Social services • Education and programmes for children • Culture • Sports • Civil society

  13. PÉCS Several social welfare institutions and centres (8%) Central role in educational matters (30%) Several cultural institutions (4%) 5 significant sport-teams (1,5%) 4 civil organisations concerned with gender-mainstreaming MEZŐD No social welfare institutions Few sports and cultural institutions (youth club, football-field, „moving library”) Social programmes organised by the self-government No civil organisations concerned with gender-mainstreaming V. PÉCS AND MEZŐD

  14. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION!Děkuji vám za pozornost!

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