Taking the Lead: Women in the Workforce - A Strategy for Women in Leadership in the Public Sector 2007-2010

Attracting and retaining women in leadership positions in the public sector has been recognised as a key method of addressing the skills drain affecting Government and public sector agencies.

The State Government has recognised the issue and is committed to addressing it.

This strategy identifies some of the key barriers facing women who aspire to leadership positions in the public sector - including inflexible work arrangements, limited support mechanisms, and lack of innovative selection processes - and seeks to address them through a series of recommendations.

The approach demonstrated by these recommendations incorporates three key elements - professional development initiatives, support mechanisms and cultural change - and examines the ways in which changes to these areas need to be made.

Implementing these recommendations should result in clear improvements to the representation of women in leadership positions within the public sector.

The recommendations lay out proactive measures and initiatives to be implemented by key government agencies over the coming 18 months. To ensure that agencies are achieving the expected results, the Department of the Premier and Cabinet will facilitate an independent review and evaluation of the Strategy in the first quarter of 2010

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