Gender Budgeting in Germany between two extremes : excellent practice and outstanding resistance

Abstract

Gender Budgeting in Germany covers the approaches to gender budgeting by regional governments, with a focus on Berlin and Hamburg; local government, arguably the most dynamic agents regarding the strategy; and the federal level, with examples from individual ministries. Since the federal government in Germany has not followed through the implementation of a binding integration of gender perspectives into the national budget, the chapter also covers the challenges faced and the arguments against implementation as well as good examples and feasible pathways towards implementation.