ABSTRACT
Theory of gender mainstreaming and links to GRB. What is gender responsive budgeting and why it is important. Laws that include specific requirements for implementation including budgets. Laws that do not require budgets. What does this mean for implementation? Gender responsive budgeting assists in the implementation of legislation by ensuring that inclusive resources are provided and also by helping to situate legislation within a gender responsive economic framing. Some UK examples (labour laws and childcare; the gender gap in income over the lifetime, and access to justice; costs of violence against women and girls) demonstrating the link between effective legislation and gender budget analysis.
