Training on Gender Statistics and Gender Budgeting

Integrating gender perspectives into policy, planning, and budgeting is critical for achieving equitable and inclusive development outcomes. Gender statistics provide the evidence necessary to identify disparities, while gender budgeting ensures resources are allocated effectively to address these gaps.

This course equips participants with practical skills to generate, analyze, and apply gender statistics and to design gender-responsive budgets. Through interactive sessions, applied exercises, and case studies, participants learn how to link data with policy and financial decisions to advance gender equality.

Key topics include understanding gender statistics frameworks, data collection and analysis methods, interpreting gender indicators, and integrating findings into policy and budget planning. Participants will also explore strategies for monitoring and evaluating gender equity outcomes and aligning budget allocations with strategic equality objectives.

By the end of the program, participants will be able to use gender statistics to inform decision-making, design equitable budgets, and implement policies and programs that promote gender equality across sectors.

Duration

 5 Days

Who Should Attend

• Government officials and policymakers in planning and finance ministries
• Gender specialists and equality advocates
• Development program managers and officers
• Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) professionals
• Researchers, data analysts, and statisticians
• NGO and civil society representatives engaged in gender equity work

Organisation Impact

• Stronger ability to design policies and budgets that promote gender equality

• Enhanced monitoring and evaluation of gender-responsive programs

• Improved compliance with global frameworks such as SDGs and CEDAW

• Evidence-based allocation of resources for impactful gender outcomes

Individual Impact

• Ability to generate and analyze gender-disaggregated data for decision-making

• Skills to apply gender budgeting tools in planning and resource allocation

• Improved confidence in advocating for gender-responsive policy reforms

• Strengthened technical capacity to link statistics with equitable financing strategies

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Understand the role of gender statistics in informing policies and budgets.

• Collect and analyze gender-disaggregated data effectively.

• Apply gender-responsive budgeting approaches in policy and program design.

• Monitor, evaluate, and report on gender equality outcomes using data.

• Advocate for institutional reforms that integrate gender into financial systems.

Module 1: Introduction to Gender Statistics and Gender Budgeting

• Importance of gender data for equality and development
• Principles and frameworks for gender-responsive budgeting
• Case example: Linking statistics to policy outcomes

Module 2: Generating and Analyzing Gender Statistics

• Data sources: surveys, censuses, and administrative data
• Methods for gender-disaggregated data collection
• Statistical techniques for analyzing gender gaps
• Case example: Identifying inequalities in education and employment

Module 3: Gender-Responsive Budgeting Frameworks

• Concepts, tools, and global practices in gender budgeting
• Steps in integrating gender perspectives into public finance management
• Case example: Reprioritizing budgets to address health disparities

Module 4: Applying Gender Data to Policy and Budgeting

• Linking gender statistics with planning cycles
• Costing and financing gender equality interventions
• Case example: Budgeting for women’s economic empowerment initiatives

Module 5: Monitoring, Evaluation, and Advocacy for Gender Equality

• Building indicators for gender-sensitive monitoring
• Reporting and accountability mechanisms
• Advocacy strategies for institutionalizing gender-responsive practices
• Capstone exercise: Developing a gender budget using sample data