Research & Policy Briefings Budget 2013 – helping or hurting women? 19 MARCH 2013 In this briefing you will find: Details of the effects of austerity measures on women including the reduction in access to vital support services Details of the effects on women of proposed measures in the 2013 Budget Recommendations including a increasing the quality of government analysis on how austerity measures are effecting women and re-thinking the current approach to deficit reduction Link to the Report: Budget 2013 - Helping or Hurting Women Manage Cookie Preferences