Economist Lekha Chakraborty on gender budgeting in justice, the economic relevance of #MeToo, and how the media can help — Economic marginalisation and lack of financial empowerment affects women negatively, and may increase their vulnerability to gender-based violence, says Lekha Chakraborty, a pioneering economist who has played a pivotal role in institutionalising gender budgeting in India. Chakraborty is a professor at the National Institute of Public Finance and Policy and…