Reconsidering the Budget Approach in the Republic of Moldova by Including Gender Perspective

Efforts to mainstream gender dimension into public policies have been ongoing in recent years. Among the problems identified in the field of gender-sensitive budgeting, the Strategy for Ensuring Equality between Women and Men in the Republic of Moldova (2017-2021) [7] emphasizes the lack of a normative framework and budgetary instructions to regulate gender-sensitive budgeting in the budget planning process. A general objective regarding the integration of gender-sensitive budgeting was again proposed through the Program for Promoting and Ensuring Equality between Women and Men in the Republic of Moldova (2023-2027). The research presents methodological recommendations regarding the implementation of the gender-sensitive approach in the budget process for public authorities, which implies the bringing of normative acts regarding the implementation and use of the gender-sensitive approach in the budget process in accordance with the stated requirements.