Advancing Gender Responsive Budgeting in South Africa
Posted by Robert Clifton, Vincent Tang, Xavier Rame, Prudence Cele, and Nompumelelo Radebe[1]
Despite advances in gender equality and women’s empowerment since the inception of democracy, South Africa is still confronting the challenge of gender-based inequality. For example, in 2018, women’s median monthly earnings were 76% of men's median monthly earnings. While some studies point out that the fiscal system is at least partially responsive to gender equity,[2] the COVID-19 pandemic has generally further exacerbated existing vulnerabilities in the society and economy, for both women and men.[3]
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