Gender-responsive budgeting implementation challenges: evidence from South Korea

Juan Pablo Martínez Guzmán

Journal of Public Budgeting, Accounting & Financial Management, 2024, vol. 36, issue 2, 177-194

Abstract: Purpose - The purpose of this research is to further the understanding of how to implement gender-responsive budgeting (GRB) systems. The author explores whether GRB reforms might benefit from integration into a performance-oriented budgetary structure and whether GRB's equity orientation is linked to additional implementation challenges. Design/methodology/approach - This research follows a qualitative case study of South Korea guided by a predetermined research framework and built from extensive documentation, archival records and expert interviews. Findings - GRB’s integration into a performance framework can be burdensome, and the equity orientation of GRB results in additional implementation challenges, such as higher vulnerability to the political context and active resistance from public officials. Originality/value - This research shows that integrating GRB with performance systems may require overcoming significant administrative obstacles. Also, GRB’s equity orientation is linked to a higher vulnerability to the political cycle and active resistance from civil servants.

Keywords: Gender-responsive budgeting; Gender budgeting; South Korea; Performance budgeting; Gender equity; Public budgeting (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1108/JPBAFM-06-2023-0089

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