Abstract
To reaffirm its commitment to gender equity, DECS (2005) launched a Women’s Charter in 2005 on International Women’s Day which aspires:
To build a work environment and culture where all women are valued and able to participate and achieve to their full potential for the benefit of both the individual woman and the organisation.
While older employees will remember equal opportunity and affirmative action approaches in the public sector in the past, many employees may be puzzled by the idea of questioning the place of women within the organisation. While DECS has a significant number of women in leadership positions, the number is not proportional to the number of women in the organisation. In this paper we discuss current international approaches to gender equity and how they might inform DECS and its focus on gender equity into the 21st century.
To build a work environment and culture where all women are valued and able to participate and achieve to their full potential for the benefit of both the individual woman and the organisation.
While older employees will remember equal opportunity and affirmative action approaches in the public sector in the past, many employees may be puzzled by the idea of questioning the place of women within the organisation. While DECS has a significant number of women in leadership positions, the number is not proportional to the number of women in the organisation. In this paper we discuss current international approaches to gender equity and how they might inform DECS and its focus on gender equity into the 21st century.
| Original language | English |
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| Place of Publication | Adelaide, SA |
| Publisher | Department of Education and Children's Services |
| Commissioning body | Government of South Australia, Department of Education and Children's Services |
| Number of pages | 37 |
| Publication status | Published - 2005 |
Keywords
- Gender equity
- DECS (Department for Education and Children's Services)
- Women's Charter
- Women in education
