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The power of quiet persistence: Five minutes with Vanna Aldin, chief economist at the UK work and pensions department

In this sister series to our ‘Five minutes with’ interviews, we share insights from women civil and public servants as part of our Global Government Women’s Network coverage. In this interview, […]

A seat at the table: women’s role in the fight against climate change

 A picture of a women working at home on a Teams call.

Why remote working is a magnet for attracting diverse talent to the public service

Representation of women in civil and public services

Women’s Network news roundup: near gender parity in Canada’s new Cabinet – and the mountain Japan has to climb

APS gender pay gap beats wider public sector

Women’s Network news round-up: from calls for the first woman UN secretary-general to workplace support for women’s health

Bringing in good ideas from everywhere: how to tackle groupthink in government

Workforce policies for women

Ontario’s Pay Equity Office unveils a hidden inequality in new report on the gender pension gap
A photo of male and female figures sitting on piles of piles of coins to represent the gender pay gap

Canada’s public sector beating private sector on narrowing the gender wage gap, report finds

Public policy for women

From period pain to heart disease, the gender health gap is real – here’s how to close it

France launches international strategy for feminist foreign policy

Career tips for women

The power of quiet persistence: Five minutes with Vanna Aldin, chief economist at the UK work and pensions department

‘Be your own kind of leader’: Old leadership models shouldn’t hold female civil servants back

From the archives...

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Australia releases gender responsive budgeting guidance for federal departments

The Australian Office for Women has released guidance for federal agencies on gender responsive budgeting. The APS (Australian Public Service) Guide to Gender Analysis and Gender Impact Assessment aims to […]

Laws and policies must be biased towards improving lives of women, says South Africa’s president

The South African government is “irrevocably” committed to empowering women and intends to “mobilise all of society” to improve the lives of women and girls, the country’s president Cyril Ramaphosa […]
A diverse team of colleagues sit together looking at a computer screen.

Mission critical: building diverse teams to improve government outcomes

Fintech in developing economies: paving the way for women’s financial inclusion

International Women’s Day: UN says gender equality needed in climate change fight

Collective wisdom: women leaders share their career tips for the next generation

Behavioural science could boost gender equality, says OECD

On the frontline: women and terrorism