Macroeconomic policy: gender approach

Taikant naujausius socialinės–ekonominės analizės metodus, plačiai paplitusius pasaulyje pastaruoju metu, straipsnyje iškeliama genderinio požiūrio svarba kuriant ir įgyvendinant valstybės ekonominę politiką. Parodoma, kad tai problema, kuri daro įtaką ekonomikai ne tik mikrolygmeniu – namų ūkių veiklai, tačiau ir mezolygmeniu – instituciniu, t. y. gamybos sektorių, įmonių, ūkininkų, bankų, bei makrolygmeniu – valstybės biudžeto formavimo, pinigų politikos, užsienio prekybos ir ekonomikos augimo aspektais.The publication was compiled to provide the Lithuanian reader with a comprehensive understanding of gender responsive economic initiatives. It provides a conceptual and theoretical framework, traces the evolution of work in this area, shows how gender economics and gender analysis have been used as a tool of a more efficient allocation of economic resources. The article outlines and discusses the main gender problems and their impact into the government economic policy not only on the micro– but on the macro level too. It is the discussion about the gender responsive budget, trade liberalisation and gender impact into the trade liberalisation and gender responsive financial policy. The author concludes the integration and implementation of the gender analysis into the Lithuanian government economic policy could accelerate the sustainable economic growth and soften the consequences of globalisation process