Words do not bring change, budgets do

How do women and men benefit equally from government funding in Albania? Learn from women and girls on how their lives have changed and how gender budgeting initiative is reducing inequalities.Albania has been successful in making gender responsive budgeting (GRB) a mandatory requirement in the Albanian legislation for both central and local level public financing. The percentage of annual budget on gender equality increased to 7,2 per cent in 2020 compared to 1 per cent when UN Women started to support GRB in Albania five years ago. Gender inequality issues in sectors such as, health, social protection, education, and agriculture are addressed through 38 budget programmes which accounts for the 50 per cent of the total budget programmes in Albania.