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title: "Gender Budgeting: Definition, Process, India"
description: "Gender budgeting assesses how public spending impacts women and men differently, influencing policy decisions for Model UN students and researchers."
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Model Diplomat Research Team · Last reviewed June 22, 2026

TL;DR

- Gender budgeting is the application of a gender lens to the entire budget cycle to assess how public revenue and expenditure differently affect women and men.
- Is gender budgeting a separate budget allocated only to women?
- How does India's Gender Budget Statement classify expenditure?
- How does gender budgeting differ from outcome budgeting?
- What is the main criticism of gender budgeting in practice?

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