Hon Donna Taylor questions the Minister for Culture and the Arts regarding the advertising and filling of senior public sector positions (level 7 and above), with a focus on gender representation and the government's strategy to increase the number of women in senior roles.

AnsweredQoN 2103Legislative Council
Asked
22 June 2005
Portfolio
Culture and the Arts

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(1) In each Department or Agency under the Minister's control, how many level 7 positions and above were advertised outside the Public Service in the 2004-05 financial year?
(2) What was the cost of the advertisements?
(3) How many of the positions so advertised were filled by -
(a) the person acting in the position;
(b) a person from the re-deployment pool; or
(c) a person recruited from the advertisement outside the Public Sector?
(4) How many of these positions were filled by women?
(5) In the same financial year, how many women have been appointed to senior positions, level 7 and above, in each of the Departments and Agencies under the Minister’s control?
(6) Does the Government have a strategy in place to increase the number of women in senior positions?
(7) If so, what is that strategy?

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Answered
13 September 2005
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for Culture and the Arts
Response time
83 days
(b) a person from the re-deployment pool; or (c) a person recruited from the advertisement outside the Public Sector?
(c) a person recruited from the advertisement outside the Public Sector?
(2) $7,558 (3) (a) 3 (b) Nil (c) 4 (4) 9 (5) 9 (6) Yes (7) The Government's Equity and Diversity Plan includes performance objectives to improve the distribution of women across all levels of the workforce and their representation in senior management.
(3) (a) 3 (b) Nil (c) 4 (4) 9 (5) 9 (6) Yes (7) The Government's Equity and Diversity Plan includes performance objectives to improve the distribution of women across all levels of the workforce and their representation in senior management.
(b) Nil (c) 4 (4) 9 (5) 9 (6) Yes (7) The Government's Equity and Diversity Plan includes performance objectives to improve the distribution of women across all levels of the workforce and their representation in senior management.
(c) 4 (4) 9 (5) 9 (6) Yes (7) The Government's Equity and Diversity Plan includes performance objectives to improve the distribution of women across all levels of the workforce and their representation in senior management.
(4) 9 (5) 9 (6) Yes (7) The Government's Equity and Diversity Plan includes performance objectives to improve the distribution of women across all levels of the workforce and their representation in senior management.
(5) 9 (6) Yes (7) The Government's Equity and Diversity Plan includes performance objectives to improve the distribution of women across all levels of the workforce and their representation in senior management.
(6) Yes (7) The Government's Equity and Diversity Plan includes performance objectives to improve the distribution of women across all levels of the workforce and their representation in senior management.
(7) The Government's Equity and Diversity Plan includes performance objectives to improve the distribution of women across all levels of the workforce and their representation in senior management.

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