How Gender Mainstreaming can contribute to smarter public service? - PowerPoint Presentation

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How Gender Mainstreaming can contribute to smarter public service?13th Pacific Public Service Commissioners’ ConferencePalau, August 2016Toelupe Kuiniselani Tago ElisaraBrigitte Leduc Slide2

Outline of PresentationWhat gender mainstreaming entails?How it can make the public service “smarter”?What role the Offices of the Public Service Commission can play in the gender mainstreaming process?

Some recommendationsSlide3

Pay disparity in the PacificSlide4

In Solomon Islands, where 90 percent of vendors are women, the estimated annual turnover of Honiara’s central market is around US$10-16 millionSlide5

What does gender mainstreaming entail?Data and

statistics

We need to know if there are differences between women and men Slide6

What Does gender mainstreaming entail?2. Analysis We need to be able to assess if and how women and men may be differently affected by our policies and services; and if they will equality benefits from those Slide7

What Does gender mainstreaming entail?3. Capacities, resources, rules, accountability We need a system to make it work – a system to make all government institutions play a role in addressing gender disparities where they are so that all segments of the population benefit from our servicesSlide8

Definition of gender mainstreamingGender Mainstreaming is “the process of assessing the implications for women and men of any planned action, including legislation, policies or programmes, in all areas and at all levels. It is a strategy for making women’s as well as men’s concerns and experiences an integral dimension of the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of policies and programmes in all political, economic and societal spheres so that women and men benefit equally and inequality is not perpetuated. The ultimate goal is to achieve gender equality” (UNECOSOC)and sustainable development. Slide9

Gender Mainstreaming is a StrategyGender Mainstreaming is a strategy to achieve the goals of equity, equality and inclusiveness which are critical factors of good governance, efficient programs, and sustainable developmentSlide10

What are the benefits?A shift towards a more people-centred approach to development and government managementMore holistic approach to policy developmentMore informed policy makingImproved governance Responsive government policies & servicesImproved public service deliverySlide11

Gender Mainstreaming EngineSlide12

Potential role of Public Service Commissions and Bureau of PersonnelHuman resourcesGender balance staffing at all level of the organisation Respectful workplaceEqual opportunity for career developmentParental leave Information on all those measures in staff inductionSlide13

Potential role of Public Service CommissionsGender mainstreaming strategy for each ministryProduction of sex disaggregated of service usersResponsibility for mainstreaming gender in job descriptions/ contracts Annual report on implementation of gender mainstreaming strategyTraining for CEOs and Directors on gender mainstreaming approachGender mainstreaming approach in staff induction trainingSlide14

Recommendationsidentify measures for public services to establish to support gender mainstreaming process in your countryTo develop a set of guidelines for mainstreaming gender through public services to be piloted by volunteered countriesSPC would like to offer to organise a regional workshop in 2017 on gender mainstreaming in public services in the Pacific islands countriesSlide15

Thank you!