steps have been taken to allow for the use of gender mainstreaming tools such as the collection of genderdisaggregated data by an especially dedicated gender statistics unit elements of gender analysis of draft legislative acts and gender responsive budgeting grb within some public entities have been also implemented however this chapter observes the need to improve the scope depth and use of existing genderdisaggregated data to widen the application of gender impact assessments beyond primary legislation and to better link the allocation of public budgets to expected gender equality results this chapter examines what tools and mechanisms kazakhstan is currently using in pursuit of its gender equality objectives