At the time of writing, I had been personally involved in gender responsive budget (GRB) initiatives in more than ten countries, from playing a lead role to making comments on proposals or documents. Given this involvement, I have not attempted an evaluation. Instead, I have tried to provide an honest assessment of experiences and initiatives. The assessment inevitably draws more heavily – particularly in the more nuanced discussions – on the projects I was involved in or on those that have generated reflective material. Many thanks to Diane Elson, Simel Esim, Guy Hewitt, Randy Spence, Imraan Valodia and Lisa Veneklasen for their useful comments on earlier drafts of this paper, to all the participants in the January 2001 inter-agency meeting in Paris for the discussion, and to Guy Hewitt for his never-ending encouragement and energy. I also thank all those named in the case study section who contributed information about different countries.
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Debbie Budlender (2002) studied this question.