Women, Government and Policy Making in OECD Countries: Fostering Diversity for Inclusive Growth

Achieving gender equality in the economy and in the political leadership remains an ongoing challenge across the world. This report aims to address this gap. It provides comparative data and policy benchmarks on women's access to public leadership and inclusive gender-responsive policy-making across OECD countries. The report is prepared in the context of the OECD Gender Initiative, launched by the OECD Ministers.

Contents:

+ Executive summary

+ Chapter 1. Mapping women’s access to public life in OECD countries
-Rationale for the study
-Study objectives
-Methodology and content
-References

+ Chapter 2. Women’s leadership in public life
-Key findings
-Introduction
-Access to politics and the political executive
-Access to the judiciary
-Access to senior civil service
-Women’s participation in trade unions and civil society
-Key policy recommendations
-References
-Annex 2.A1. Categories for Table 2.1

+ Chapter 3. Women as public employees
-Key findings
-Introduction
-Public sector employment trends
-Gender-sensitive human resources management policies in the public sector
-Institutional frameworks for promoting gender balance in the public sector
-Policies to promote work-life balance in the public sector
-Gender equality and the future of women in public employment
-Key policy recommendations
-References

+ Chapter 4. Institutional dimensions of gender equality
-Key findings
-Introduction
-Gender equality strategies and action plans
-Evidence-based and gender-sensitive policy making
-Gender-disaggregated evidence for better policies
-Gender impact assessments
-Gender-responsive budgeting
-Public consultation and stakeholder engagement
-Key policy recommendations -Towards a whole-of-government approach to gender equality and gender-sensitive policies
-References

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