❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks data on external advertising and gender representation in senior science positions within government agencies, including strategies to increase female representation. The Minister defers response for the Office of Science and Innovation to the Premier.
AnsweredQoN 2118Legislative Council
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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?
(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?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
30 August 2005
Responded by
Minister for Education and Training representing the Minister for Science
Response time
69 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?
The Minister for the Environment; Science has provided the following response: The Office of Science and Innovation is part of the Department of the Premier and Cabinet and therefore will be included in the response provided by the Premier.
The Office of Science and Innovation is part of the Department of the Premier and Cabinet and therefore will be included in the response provided by the Premier.
(c) a person recruited from the advertisement outside the Public Sector?
The Minister for the Environment; Science has provided the following response: The Office of Science and Innovation is part of the Department of the Premier and Cabinet and therefore will be included in the response provided by the Premier.
The Office of Science and Innovation is part of the Department of the Premier and Cabinet and therefore will be included in the response provided by the Premier.
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