I know that my team also did research on the budget. We found that around 60 countries, such as Norway, Sweden, etc., are carrying out projects like the ones we want to carry out.
Those countries studied three main categories of issues. The first is called “Gender-responsive allocations”. Resources are specifically targeted either to men or to women. When the target group consists entirely of women, they call it a budget responsive to women's needs.
The second category is called “General allocations”. It includes most of the expenditures. The challenge consists in determining whether the allocations are responsive to the needs of women and men in various parts of the population, as we said, in different groups and different governments.
The third category is very interesting, given that there is a difference between women and men. It is called “Allocations for equal employment opportunities”. It seeks to promote gender equality in the public service. The targeting takes into account the differences between women and men, because they do not have the same needs in the working environment.
Clearly, women and men do not have the same sensitivities. There are differences, our needs are different from the needs of men. Our research showed this, and I wanted to share it with you.