Yes, macroeconomic policies have a significant impact on women's lives because they influence employment opportunities, income, access to public services, social protection, and the overall distribution of resources in society. Although these policies are generally framed as gender-neutral, their outcomes often differ for women and men due to existing inequalities in access to education, property, employment, finance, and decision-making. Therefore, from the perspective of gender audit and gender budgeting, it is important to examine how macroeconomic decisions affect women and whether public resources are allocated in a gender-responsive manner. Macroeconomic policies include fiscal policy, monetary policy, taxation, public expenditure, trade policy, labour market regulations, and economic reforms. These policies determine government spending, employment generation, inflation control, and economic growth. Since women and men occupy different positions in the economy, changes in these policies affect them differently. Fiscal policy, especially government expenditure, directly influences women's well-being. Increased investment in education, healthcare, childcare, sanitation, and nutrition improves women's access to essential services and reduces their unpaid care burden. For example, when governments invest in rural health centres and maternity services, maternal mortality declines and women's health outcomes improve. Similarly, public investment in drinking water facilities reduces the time women spend collecting water, allowing them to participate in education or income-generating activities. On the other hand, reductions in public expenditure during periods of fiscal austerity often affect women disproportionately. Cuts in health, education, and social welfare services increase unpaid household responsibilities for women, as they compensate for the reduced availability of public services. Such measures also lead to job losses in sectors like education and healthcare, where women constitute a large share of the workforce. Monetary policy also has gender implications. High interest rates introduced to control inflation