This guide prepared by the Development Assistance Committee, OECD in June 2002 is intended for policy and operational staff in government and development organisations who are interested in sector wide approaches (SWAPs).

This checklist is meant to assist programme managers and thematic advisors in donor agencies to advance gender equality and women's empowerment within the framework of the Paris Declaration on aid effectiveness.

The series of Gender Briefing Notes is designed to help EC officials working in development cooperation to easily identify and address gender equality issues in specific sectors and thematic areas. This paper focuses on gender budgeting and its usefulness in the context of new aid instruments.