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Explore the Treasury's Gender Analysis Project (GAP) examining the value of gender analysis in public spending. Piloted in select departments, GAP aims to enhance economic efficiency, service delivery, and gender mainstreaming. Learn about objectives, implementation strategy, and expected outcomes.
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Making the case for gender analysisThe view from the Treasury • Ann Taggart • Tuesday 8 July 2003
Overview • Background to gender analysis project • HMT/WEU leadership of project • How is it working in practice?
Gender Analysis Project (GAP) • Pilot involving small number of departments • Gender analysis of expenditure on two programmes per department • Six month timescale
Why are we doing it? • Why do gender analysis of expenditure pilots? • Economic efficiency • Service delivery • Customer focus • Gender mainstreaming
Other Treasury gender work • Tax policy advice • Equality a cross-cutting theme in spending reviews • New gender equality PSA target • External organisations
Project objectives • Test gender analysis tools across range of programmes • Identify value added from gender analysis • Examine capacity of departments to do gender analysis • Contribute to broader gender equality objectives
How are we doing it? • Supported by Chief Secretary to Treasury and DTI Secretary of State • Launched in joint letter to pilot departments • HMT project management • Women’s Budget Group secondee • Technical Advisors • Guidance for departments
What will we do with the outcomes? • Advice to Chief Secretary and DTI Secretary of State • Lessons for wider use of gender analysis • Implications for public expenditure processes