All posts tagged "representation of women"

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  ‘Making the system more equitable for those who follow’: Five minutes with Dr Ranjana Sharma, chief scientist, Natural Resources Canada

  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. In this interview, Dr

  • Posted July 10, 2025
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  G7 launches AI innovation challenge to transform public services

  Members of the G7 are creating an innovation challenge with the goal of unblocking AI adoption in the public sector. The G7 comprises Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK,

  • Posted June 23, 2025
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  Women’s Network news roundup: near gender parity in Canada’s new Cabinet – and the mountain Japan has to climb

  GGF brings you the latest roundup of women-focused and gender equity news from around the world, including near gender parity in Canada’s new Cabinet, gender-responsive policy training in Liberia, a

  • Posted June 18, 2025
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  APS gender pay gap beats wider public sector

  The Australian Public Service (APS) has a gender pay gap of 5.7% – a figure that is lower than the wider public sector, and significantly lower than the private sector.

  • Posted May 30, 2025
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  Women’s Network news round-up: New Zealand public sector pay equity U-turn, and more

  Here’s our round-up of women-focused and gender equality news from the last few weeks, including responses from France, Belgium, Sweden and Spain to attempts by the US Department of State

  • Posted May 19, 2025
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  France launches international strategy for feminist foreign policy

  The French government has adopted a new strategy that places the rights of women and girls and gender equality at the centre of its foreign policy. Its latest ‘International strategy

  • Posted May 15, 2025
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  Women’s Network news round-up: from calls for the first woman UN secretary-general to workplace support for women’s health

  GGF brings you the latest roundup of women-focused and gender equity news, including calls for the appointment of the first woman UN secretary-general, Israel’s failure to meet its obligation for

  • Posted April 23, 2025
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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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  Azerbaijan adds women to COP committee after backlash

  Azerbaijan has added 12 women to the COP29 organising committee, having initially announced an all-male line-up. Earlier this month, Azerbaijan’s president Ilham Aliyev announced the committee for this year’s global

  • Posted January 24, 2024
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