The Women's Budget Group ( WBG ) is an independent organisation bringing together individuals from academia, non-governmental organisations and trades unions to promote gender equality through appropriate economic policy.

In all our work, we ask the question: 'Where do resources go, and what impact does resource allocation have on gender equality?' The impact that government expenditure can have on women's everyday lives, especially women experiencing poverty, is of particular concern to us. 

The WBG aims to not only encourage, but assist the government in using gender analysis to improve its economic policy making. The WBG also advocates specific policies. The work of the WBG is focussed at the UK level, but it has links with a group that has a similar aim for Scotland, and with both NGOs and intergovernmental organisations that promote gender budgeting internationally.

The WBG responds to the Coalition Government's Budget 2011: The Impact on Women of Budget 2011

Thank you to the following UK WBG members who contributed information and analysis for this response:

Claire Annesley (University of Manchester), Heather Bandenburg (WBG), Helen Berresford (Platform 51), Anna Bird (Fawcett Society), Jennifer Cole (Wales Assembly of Women), Jerome De Henau (Open University), Laura Dewar (SPAN), Diane Elson (University of Essex), Jay Ginn, Scarlet Harris (TUC), Susan Himmelweit (Open University), Hilary Land (University of Bristol), Baroness Ruth Lister (Loughborough University), Ann Mumford (Queen Mary, University of London), Daisy Sands (Fawcett Society), Cristina Santos (Open University), Elizabeth Sclater, Holly Sutherland (University of Essex), Janet Veitch OBE, Pam Wain (WBG), Amy Watson (WBG), Charlotte Woodworth (Fawcett Society).