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European Gender Budgeting Network

Learn about the European Gender Budgeting Network, its members, initiatives, objectives, meetings, activities, and challenges. Join the network to promote gender equality in budget policies.

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European Gender Budgeting Network

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  1. European Gender Budgeting Network Presentation prepared with contributions from Priya Alvarez http://www.infopolis.es/web/GenderBudgets/egbn.html

  2. How the EGBN started … • IAFFE-Conference in Budapest • 2006 Networking Event in Vienna • Organized at the occasion of the Austrian EU Presidency by the Austrian group • Manifesto: • Gender Budgeting in Europe - NOW EUROPEAN GENDER BUDGETING NETWORK

  3. EGBN MEMBERSHIP: 90 members • Austria • Albania • Belgium • Czech R. • France • Germany • Hungary • Ireland • Israel • Italy • Lithuania • Netherlands • Norway • Poland • Romania • Serbia • Spain • Sweden • Switzerland • Turkey • UK EUROPEAN GENDER BUDGETING NETWORK

  4. EGBN brings together GRB initiatives around Europe First Initiatives: • UK Women’s Budget Group • Switzerland • Scottish Women’s Budget Group • Basque Country (Spain) 2000 • Nordic Council of Ministers pilot project • Sweden • Finland • Norway … • Italian Local Governments • Germany: Berlin • Austria Federal level EUROPEAN GENDER BUDGETING NETWORK

  5. EGBN brings together GRB initiatives around Europe (2) GRB is spreading around Europe • France • Belgium • The Netherlands • Spain (Andalusia, Basque country, …) • Poland • Southeast Europe (UNIFEM led initiative) • Macedonia • Serbia • Bosnia and Herzegovina • Albania • Estonia, Iceland (starting recently) EUROPEAN GENDER BUDGETING NETWORK

  6. Objectives of the Network • Promote gender equality and GB – move it higher on the Political Agenda • Stimulate implementation of GB • Promote exchange of experience of those involved in GB research and/or initiatives • Disseminate information on GB • Enhance Civil Society Participation EUROPEAN GENDER BUDGETING NETWORK

  7. Meetings to stregthen the network • German EU Presidency: Frankfurt 2007 • Caledonian University: Glasgow 2007 • Nordic-Baltic Network on GRB: Vilnius 2008 • International GRB Conference : Bilbao 2008 • IAFFE MEETING: Torino 2008 • Modena • Berlin Conference: Berlin 2010 • WiSE Conference: Glasgow 2011 EUROPEAN GENDER BUDGETING NETWORK

  8. Activities of the Network • Meetings, exchange of experience • Joint resolutions • Gender Budgeting in Europe – NOW! • Inputs to European policy consultations • on EU Budget Reform • on Europe 2020 • on General Budget support • Participate in EC feasibility study • Disseminate information • Influencing national and European policy makers EUROPEAN GENDER BUDGETING NETWORK

  9. Current challenges At organizational level: • Formal vs. informal structure • Organization & funding • Establish links with EU institutions • Developing the network and its organization • Define priorities and key strategies EUROPEAN GENDER BUDGETING NETWORK

  10. Current challenges At policy level • Ensure theoretical underpinning of GRB work inside government • Reinforced neoliberal and neoconservative model of Europcean economic governance • „debt-crisis“: attack on welfare state • Continued neglect for gender issues in European budget policies (and in current budget reform) • Declarations vs realities of EU in new aid modalities EUROPEAN GENDER BUDGETING NETWORK

  11. Possible future avenues of work • Strengthen demands to • Integrate GB in EU budgetary and macro-economic policies • To introduce systematic and continuous gender impact analyses • Develop strategic partnerships with EU institutions • Joint work on economic policy trends • Joint evaluation of state of the art of GRB and development of common standards (e.g. conference) EUROPEAN GENDER BUDGETING NETWORK

  12. egbnetwork@gmail.com http://www.infopolis.es/web/GenderBudgets/egbn.html EUROPEAN GENDER BUDGETING NETWORK

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