# SA’s gender-responsive budgeting is failing the women it is meant to protect

The government has promised a huge gender-responsive budget, but it is full of contradictions and is offset by cuts in social grants that will deepen women’s vulnerability.…

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Daily Maverick |
| Published | 2026-11-12T17:00:51.000Z |
| Section | World |
| Language | en |
| Publisher's article | https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-11-12-gender-responsive-budgeting-failing-women-as-social-grant-cuts-deepen-inequality/ |
| Publishers covering this event | 1 |

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