Gender Responsive Budgeting

October 19, 2022
12:00 am – 12:00 am

Virtual Event

While Gender Responsive Budgeting is traditionally thought of as a practice of government, civil society organizations are increasingly working in tandem and engaging governments to improve their gender responsive practices. Even when gender responsiveness is embedded into the budget, funds are often shifted during implementation in ways that tend to have disproportionate negative impacts on women. In some cases the commitments made to women aren’t delivered on at all, or the monitoring of budget implementation finds that the policy designs do not respond to womens’ needs and interests. Through an interactive webinar and joint working paper, the International Budget Partnership & the Gender Budget Watchdog Network highlighted the importance of Gender Responsive Budgeting during budget implementation.

Speakers

Sally Torbert

Policy Manager, International Budget Parnership

Sally Torbert joined the International Budget Partnership in August 2017 and is based in Tbilisi, Georgia. As IBP’s Policy Manager, she leads IBP’s Budget Credibility and Debt Accountability initiatives in collaboration with IBP’s country teams and civil society partners.

Prior to joining IBP, Sally worked as a public sector and governance specialist with expertise in public financial management, service delivery, social accountability, and capacity building. She has previously held positions with the World Bank, DAI, UNCDF, and UNDP, supporting public finance and governance reforms in Afghanistan, Lao PDR, Nepal, Mozambique, and Timor-Leste. She holds a BA from Princeton University and a Masters from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy.

Ari Norman

PhD researcher, University of Copenhagen

Nerina Guri

PhD Candidate, Freie Universität Berlin

Claire Schouten

Senior Program Officer, Advocacy, International Budget Parnership

Claire joined the International Budget Partnership in 2014 and specializes in integrity, transparency, accountability, and participation in public resource management. She has worked with civil society, governments, business, and donors on organizational development, action learning, monitoring and evaluation, and policy guidance. Claire has more than 12 years of experience in governance and development in Africa, the Caribbean, Central and Southeast Asia, and the Middle East.

Prior to joining non-governmental organizations, Claire worked with the United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the United Nations Volunteers External Relations Group in Bonn and Representation Office in New York, and the Ministry of National Defence in Canada. She has a Masters degree in Development Management from the London School of Economics and Political Science and a Bachelor of Arts in Industrial Relations from McGill University in Montreal, Canada. Claire has published research on social accountability in situations of conflict and fragility, drivers of change, and budget accountability in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and ICT for Open Contracting. Claire is fluent in English and French.

Alisha Patel

Emera Dushica

Boubacar Bougoudogo

Researcher, Groupe de recherche en économie appliquée et théorique (GREAT)

Katia Lambis

Planning and Scheduling,

Marija Risteska

Executive Director, Centre for Research and Policy Making

About this Event

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Virtual Event, Budget Credibility

Aug 11-12
 1:00 – 2:00 PM EST