The government has already stated its intention to achieve gender equity and justice by issuing a gender mainstreaming policy for all of its work programs (Inpres No. 9 of 2000). At the same time, however, there is still inequality between gender responsive policy and work programs as well as the way that government undertakes the allocation as well as the use of its budget.

Gender budgeting represents the product of gender justice and equity. In addition, gender budgeting is also the responsibility of national and regional governments to enhance the quality of life of marginal groups including women.

The government in running programs needs the funds that are issued in regional (APBD) and national (APBN) budgets. The commitment of government to apply gender mainstreaming in all of its work programs should give rise to national and regional budgets that are gender-responsive for the enhancement of the quality of life of society, including women.

Objectives

• To socialize ideas on the importance of gender budgeting to government and the broad community.
• To increase the knowledge, understanding and capacity of the executive and legislative in the application of gender budgeting.
• To build the capacity of NGOs in advocating for gender budgeting.