Moderator: Marija Risteska, CRPM, Macedonia Angela O'Hagan, Professor of Equality and Public Policy at Glasgow Caledonian University, Scotland, UK The discussion on the trends in the GRB includes the growing number of CSOs who focus on budgetary processes and integration of gender analysis in those. This trend requires the capacity building of the civil society and at the same time building the bridge between CSOs and governments. Data about people’s needs are crucial for the CSOs to be able to advocate for their cause in front of the stakeholders and policymakers. You will learn in this episode why it is not enough to have international methods of tracking of how we are progressing with gender equality, why we need to build the capacity of the institutions that are safeguarding the scrutiny and integrity.