Moderator: Ivana Petrisková, CRPM, Macedonia Guest speakers: Ana Marija Sikirić Simčić, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Rijeka, Croatia and Gloria Alarcón-García, University of Murcia, Spain In this episode we discuss how can we apply gender budgeting in academic and scientific institutions and how can GRB help to improve the gender gap between some of the study fields. Further we touch upon the topics of the academic research findings on how GRB can contribute to our understanding and application of GRB in real-world contexts and also why academia needs to collaborate with policymakers and practitioners to ensure that the insights and recommendations from GRB research are implemented in government budgets and policies.