All posts tagged "gender equality"
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Report finds Australian Public Service making ‘significant’ progress on gender equality
The Australian Public Service (APS) has made “significant gains” towards gender equality but there is still more to do, according to a new report. The interim evaluation covers two years
- Posted February 6, 2025
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Building diverse public service workforces that reflect the communities they serve
Organisations with diverse leaderships are better able to meet citizens’ needs and expectations – but how can civil service bodies broaden the range of people who make it to the
- Posted June 2, 2024
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Femicide: many countries around the world are making the killing of women a specific crime – here’s why it’s needed
By: Madhumita Pandey, Senior Lecturer in Criminology, Sheffield Hallam University An average of five women or girls are killed every hour by someone in their own family, according to UN
- Posted May 29, 2024
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Better data needed to address gender inequality in education, global experts say
Education leaders from around the world have called for better data to advance gender equality in learning. During a session at UNESCO’s inaugural Conference on Education Data and Statistics –
- Posted February 18, 2024
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‘The squeaky wheel gets the grease’: making noise about achieving gender parity in public services
Women tend to have less influence in decision-making in government – even in civil and public services that have equal representation of men and women in senior roles. During a
- Posted January 29, 2024
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UK publishes new generative AI guidance for civil servants; Gender equity alliance launched at Davos: news in brief
Global Government Forum’s digest of the news you need to know but might have missed. UK publishes new generative AI guidance for civil servants The UK government’s Central Digital and
- Posted January 25, 2024
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Irish government moves to cut outdated gender stereotypes from constitution
The Republic of Ireland is to hold two referendums next year on whether the country’s constitution should drop references to women’s role in the home. The constitution, drafted in 1937
- Posted December 17, 2023
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Sixty senior officials speak out about ‘toxic’ behaviour towards women at UK defence department
A group of women working in senior civilian roles at the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) have described a culture “hostile to women as equal and respected partners”, in which
- Posted November 22, 2023
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New Zealand Public Service gender pay gap falls to lowest on record
The New Zealand Public Service gender pay gap has fallen to 7.1%, the lowest on record, according to the Public Service Commission. The figure, published as part of the government’s
- Posted November 16, 2023
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Number of women and girls in conflict-affected countries doubles, UN report finds
More than 600 million women and girls lived in conflict-affected countries in 2022, a 50% increase since 2017, according to the UN’s latest report on women, peace and security. One
- Posted November 7, 2023