| Description | Grant file containing correspondence, minutes, agendas, grant overviews, file sheets, reports, copies of published material, project proposals and funding requests relating to the Women's Budget Group (WBG), London. Funding source(s): Barrow Cadbury Trust, Barrow Cadbury Fund Ltd., Gender Programme. Applicant overview: The WBG is made up of individual economists and social policy experts from academic institutions, NGOs and unions. The Group seeks to change the way in which budget policy is made by raising gender awareness of national economic planners, challenging male focused models, with which they work, and make the reality of women's economic situation visible to them. The WBG was originally linked to the Fawcett Society but became an independent registered company in 2002. Nature of support: In 2002 on the advice of Gender Programme Relevant Trustees the Trust approved grants of £17,500 for 2001/2002, £43,500 for 2002/2003, £38,000 for 2003/2004 and £19,500 for 2004/2005. In 2002 the Trust approved a transfer of payments to the Fund. Minutes: BCT 1140, BCT 1154, BCT 1223, BCF 3993, GP 7/02. Notes: File organised roughly from newest to oldest. File numbered 'W/4'. |