Initiatives of gender budgeting in Lithuania Indr Mackeviit

Initiatives of gender budgeting in Lithuania Indrė Mackevičiūtė q Office of the Equal Opportunities Ombudsman

Implementation of the gender equality principle n Law on Equal Opportunities of Women and Men (1998) n Gender equality machinery q q q Parliamentary level Governmental level Office of Equal Opportunities Ombudsman

Gender budgeting initiatives in Lithuania 1. 2. Assess the impact of government expenditures and revenues on the economic and social position of men and women, boys and girls Develop strategies that will bring about a gender sensitive allocation of resources +/-

1. Methodology for Impact Assessment of Draft Decisions (2003) n Requirement to assess the impact of decision to equal opportunities of women and men in the employment market n Lack of specific gender indicators n Lack of assessment of results in the form of outputs and outcomes

2. Active measures n National Programme on Equal Opportunities of Women and Men for 2003 -2004 n Other national programmes n Projects

National Programme on Equal Opportunities Of Women and Men for 2003 -2004 n Purpose: q q n Coordinating institution: q q n Setting equal opportunities of women and men in practise Action Plan Inter-Ministerial Commission of Equal Opportunities of Women and Men Ministry of Social Protection and Labour Areas covered: q employment, education, politics and decision-making, human rights, violence against and trafficking in women, health, environmental protection

Budget of the Program n 727 thousand Litas (approx. 211 thousand EUR) for the years 2003 -2004 q n approx. 0, 0013 % of the GDP Allocated to the ministries from the state budget, other sources

Other national programs: n National Action Plan for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights in the Republic of Lithuania n National Action Plan on Reducing Social Exclusion and Increasing Social Inclusion for 2004 -2006 n Program of the Republic of Lithuania for Increasing Employment in 2001 -2004 q National Action Plan on Employment

Gender equality in local administrations n The project financed by SIDA and Open Lithuania Foundation in Lithuania n 2 pilot municipalities in Lithuania n Coordinator: q q Sweden: SALA IDA Lithuania: Office of the Equal Opportunities Ombudsperson

3 R method 1. Representation 2. Resources Representation - Who ? Decision-makers Personnel, managers Users Resources – What? Time Room Money Realia – Terms? 3. Realia Norms and values

3 R researches done by the Siauliai municipality n The performance evaluation of civil servants in Siauliai municipality n Advice provided by the employees of administration of Siauliai municipality regarding matters of child care n Resources provided to the clients in the field of social services n Opportunities of women and men to get equal resources of health care in the municipality of Siauliai

3 R investigations done by Palanga municipality n Impact of smoking prevention program on boys and girls n Collecting statistical data in Klaipeda district

Gender equality is a guarantee of women’s career in education, science and decision-making n Financed by UNESCO n Seminars on gender budgeting to county representatives (civil servants)