The level of public services in local authorities is dictated to a great extent by the central government rather than by elected local officials

A report on inequality in government transfers to local authorities reveals that Israel continues to prioritize settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories over localities in Israel proper

Three Examples for Gender Audit of Municipal Budgets

A community action project lasting 3.5 years, implemented by Adva Center, Injaz Center and the Union of Mayoral Advisors on the Status of Women

The project design was developed by the Adva Center and is based on a model of mainstreaming gender into the planning
and budgeting of municipal services, drawn from experience gathered both in Israel and in other countries

The 2nd National Conference of the “Gender Equality at the Local Level” Program, which encourages women throughout Israel to be active partners in shaping municipal policy. Held on May 5, 2015 at “Na Lagaat” Center in Jaffa

In this bi-annual report on inequality in central government transfers to local authorities the figures are for 2012, the most recent year for which the Ministry of the Interior and the Central Bureau of Statistics published complete data. We also examined the figures for the years between 1991 and 2012. Inequality was measured per capita.

A Decade of Underdevelopment

This guide offers guidelines for conducting a gender audit of local authority budgets

Final Projects for the Course in beersheba 2011