Gender Budgeting as PFM in OECD Countries: Empirical Evidence from Sweden
- Lekha, Chakraborty
- Aug 2019
- National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP)
- International
One of the most significant changes in the labour markets of OECD countries – especially Sweden - over the past decades has been the reduction in the gender gaps in tertiary education and earnings, and the increasing female labour force participation rates. This paper analyses how Sweden has endeavored to reduce the gender gaps in labour markets and other socio-economic gender disparities using gender budgeting as a tool of accountability.
