The main thrust of this project is to bring gender considerations into the discussion and preparation of budgets in Myanmar. The project plans to work with the upper and lower houses and specific committees within sub-national parliaments across Myanmar in the jurisdictions of Irrawaddy, Kachin, Karen, Mandalay, and Mon. The researchers will work with these policymakers to raise awareness of the need to incorporate gender considerations into budgets. Further, the absence of reliable data on Myanmar citizens’ preferences hampers policymakers’ ability to respond, so researchers plan to collect high quality data about these preferences, explaining how they differ vis-à-vis the actual budget allocations, and advising them on how to incorporate this information into policymaking. These efforts will contribute to improving gender equality in Myanmar’s budgeting.
The project will be led by the Myanmar Institute of Gender Studies, with research support from international advisors, including the University of Essex and the University of Amsterdam.
Lead Partner
Myanmar Institute of Gender Studies (MIGS)
Partners
University of Essex
University of Amsterdam
Outputs
Gender budgeting: Preferences, policies and impact – Gender equality and decentralization
