GENDER BASED BUDGETING FOR HOLISTIC DEVELOPMENT
Last month I was attending a meeting arranged by a NGO which focuses on the issues concerning women and is involved in advocating the cause of women empowerment. They have also been involved in conducting research and disseminating it before the stakeholders and providing a platform to civil society members, policy makers, academicians, and alike. They have played a crucial role in mustering and garnering public opinion of people in the north east India. I am sharing my learning in the meeting and my prescription for formulating effective policies to deal with issues concerning women. The United Nations general assembly adopted international bill of rights for women on 18 th December 1979 which is popularly known as the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). This international treaty came into force on 3 rd Sept 1981. CEDAW document consists of a preamble and 30 articles narrating different...