Gender budgeting was first introduced in 2009. For the first years the focus was on stand alone pilot projects, where a gender analysis of specific expenditure functions was conducted. The aim was to identify opportunities for reforms with the objective of advancing gender equality at the same time as building capacity within the administration. In 2016 gender budgeting became a legal requirement when the Public Finance Act entered into force. At the same time the budgeting framwork changed very much. Focus has remained on mapping the status of gender equality in different policy domains and to address challenges by setting gender sensitive objectives or with targeted actions. As of 2020 gender impact assessments of new budget measures are conducted and the results of the assessment are included in information provided to decision makers within the administration, the cabinet and in Parliament and published in the budget bill.