Traditional macroeconomic frameworks are modelled on an'economic man', who is unaffected by historical context, gender, social class, sexual orientation, race, geographic location, or any other determining factor. In reality, this abstract person does not exist. Gender relations have a clear effect on the distribution of wealth, access to services and resources, and the opportunities needed to fully develop human potential. In turn, national budgets, prepared annually, are the main expression of macroeconomic policy at the national and sub-national levels. They have largely inherited this failure to acknowledge the different circumstances women and men face, and their differentiated needs. While budgets have been instrumental in transmitting and reproducing gender biases, they also offer the possibility for transforming existing gender inequalities. The Beijing Platform for Action specifically calls for gender sensitive budgets under the heading ‘Financial Arrangements'. This does not aim at producing a separate budget for women but it involves the integration of a gender

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