GENDER EQUALITY AND GENDER BUDGETING IN HUNGARY

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GENDER EQUALITY AND GENDER BUDGETING IN HUNGARY
Judit Zeller University of Pécs, Faculty of
Law Department of Constitutional Law
Gender Budgeting in Practice PRAGUE, 8th November
2007
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I. GENDER EQUALITY IN THE HUNGARIAN REPUBLIC

• The Constitution and the interpretation by the
  Constitutional Court
• ratified international agreements
• secondary legislation of the EC
• Art. 70/A (1) and Art. 66 of the Constitution

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I. GENDER EQUALITY IN THE HUNGARIAN REPUBLIC

• Regulation by act
• separate sectoral acts till the near past (e.g.
  Labour Code, Civil Code, Penal Code, Act on
  Public Education, Minority Act)
• Act CXXV of 2003 on Equal Treatment and the
  Promotion of Equal Opportunities (ETPEO)
  Equal Treatment Authority (ETA)

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I. GENDER EQUALITY IN THE HUNGARIAN REPUBLIC

• Equal Opportunities Program of the Republic
• Institutional framework promoting equal
  opportunities
• after several changes since 1989, the Ministry of
  Social Affairs and Employment takes care of
  gender mainstreaming

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I. GENDER EQUALITY IN THE HUNGARIAN REPUBLIC

• The situation of women on the labour market
  according to the development programmes of
  Hungary

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• Child care benefit - typical for women
• Glass ceiling- effect

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II. CHARACTERISTICS OF THE HUNGARIAN STATE BUDGET

• No detailed financial regulation in the
  Constitution
• No gender-sensitiveness mentioned
• Authorisation of the legislation
• Art. 66 (explicit)
• Art. 70/A (implicit)
• Own initiatives of the local self-governments

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III. THE LOCAL SELF-GOVERNMENTS (FINANCING AND
DUTIES)

• Government revenues and own incomes
• Duties Obligatory and voluntarily undertaken

Education (kindergarten and primary
school) Social welfare services (basic social
services) Basic health care
Anything that does not violate the law or the
fulfilment of the obligatory tasks.
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IV. BUDGET-ANALYSIS OF 9 HUNGARIAN SETTLEMENTS
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IV. BUDGET-ANALYSIS OF 9 HUNGARIAN SETTLEMENTS
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IV. BUDGET-ANALYSIS OF 9 HUNGARIAN SETTLEMENTS
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IV. BUDGET-ANALYSIS OF 9 HUNGARIAN SETTLEMENTS

• Self-government
• Social services
• Education and programmes for children
• Culture
• Sports
• Civil society

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V. PÉCS AND MEZOD

• PÉCS
• Several social welfare institutions and centres
  (8)
• Central role in educational matters (30)
• Several cultural institutions (4)
• 5 significant sport-teams (1,5)
• 4 civil organisations concerned with
  gender-mainstreaming

• MEZOD
• No social welfare institutions
• Few sports and cultural institutions (youth club,
  football-field, moving library)
• Social programmes organised by the
  self-government
• No civil organisations concerned with
  gender-mainstreaming

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