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Day II: 25 September 2008<br />

Session: Gender Budgeting <strong>and</strong> Entry Points<br />

Resource Person: Dr. Sulochana Vasudevan, Joint Director, Women's<br />

Division, NIPCCD.<br />

Sessional Objectives<br />

Describe practical application <strong>of</strong> gender budgeting<br />

Recommend gender budgeting for current equity issues<br />

Dr. Sulochana Vasudevan explained concept <strong>of</strong> Gender Resource<br />

Budgeting (GRB) in the planning <strong>of</strong> <strong>National</strong> Programmes:<br />

•Conceptual frameworks<br />

•Examples <strong>of</strong> government GRB initiatives from other countries<br />

Explaining the need for Gender Budgeting, she said that:<br />

•Women represent 48 percent <strong>of</strong> the total population in the country.<br />

•They face disparities in access to <strong>and</strong> control over services <strong>and</strong><br />

resources.<br />

•Bulk <strong>of</strong> public expenditure <strong>and</strong> policy concerns are in “gender neutral”<br />

Participants in the training session.<br />

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