❓ Hon Helen Morton questions the Minister for Public Sector Management regarding the decreasing percentage of women in senior management roles within the WA public sector. The Minister defers answering, requesting the question be put on notice.
AnsweredQoN 962Legislative Council
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SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICE - NUMBER OF WOMEN
(1) Can the minister confirm that the current percentage of women in the senior executive service is now lower than that for last year? (2) Is 2006 the first year in the past five years during which the percentage of women in senior management in the public sector has decreased? (3) Can the minister confirm that the percentage of women in tier 1 management positions has now dropped to a percentage lower than that for 2002? (4) Will the minister outline plans to arrest the decreasing percentage of women in senior management in the public sector? Hon Simon O’Brien : He’ll probably turn around and promote Sharryn Jackson to get the numbers up. Hon KIM CHANCE
(1) Can the minister confirm that the current percentage of women in the senior executive service is now lower than that for last year? (2) Is 2006 the first year in the past five years during which the percentage of women in senior management in the public sector has decreased? (3) Can the minister confirm that the percentage of women in tier 1 management positions has now dropped to a percentage lower than that for 2002? (4) Will the minister outline plans to arrest the decreasing percentage of women in senior management in the public sector? Hon Simon O’Brien : He’ll probably turn around and promote Sharryn Jackson to get the numbers up. Hon KIM CHANCE
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I will pass that on to the Premier. I thank Hon Helen Morton for some notice of the question. Unfortunately, providing an answer to a question of such detail is not possible in the time available, and I ask the member to put the question on notice.
(2) Is 2006 the first year in the past five years during which the percentage of women in senior management in the public sector has decreased? (3) Can the minister confirm that the percentage of women in tier 1 management positions has now dropped to a percentage lower than that for 2002? (4) Will the minister outline plans to arrest the decreasing percentage of women in senior management in the public sector? Hon Simon O’Brien : He’ll probably turn around and promote Sharryn Jackson to get the numbers up. Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I will pass that on to the Premier. I thank Hon Helen Morton for some notice of the question. Unfortunately, providing an answer to a question of such detail is not possible in the time available, and I ask the member to put the question on notice.
(3) Can the minister confirm that the percentage of women in tier 1 management positions has now dropped to a percentage lower than that for 2002? (4) Will the minister outline plans to arrest the decreasing percentage of women in senior management in the public sector? Hon Simon O’Brien : He’ll probably turn around and promote Sharryn Jackson to get the numbers up. Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I will pass that on to the Premier. I thank Hon Helen Morton for some notice of the question. Unfortunately, providing an answer to a question of such detail is not possible in the time available, and I ask the member to put the question on notice.
(4) Will the minister outline plans to arrest the decreasing percentage of women in senior management in the public sector? Hon Simon O’Brien : He’ll probably turn around and promote Sharryn Jackson to get the numbers up. Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I will pass that on to the Premier. I thank Hon Helen Morton for some notice of the question. Unfortunately, providing an answer to a question of such detail is not possible in the time available, and I ask the member to put the question on notice.
Hon Simon O’Brien : He’ll probably turn around and promote Sharryn Jackson to get the numbers up. Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I will pass that on to the Premier. I thank Hon Helen Morton for some notice of the question. Unfortunately, providing an answer to a question of such detail is not possible in the time available, and I ask the member to put the question on notice.
Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I will pass that on to the Premier. I thank Hon Helen Morton for some notice of the question. Unfortunately, providing an answer to a question of such detail is not possible in the time available, and I ask the member to put the question on notice.
I will pass that on to the Premier. I thank Hon Helen Morton for some notice of the question. Unfortunately, providing an answer to a question of such detail is not possible in the time available, and I ask the member to put the question on notice.
I thank Hon Helen Morton for some notice of the question. Unfortunately, providing an answer to a question of such detail is not possible in the time available, and I ask the member to put the question on notice.
(2) Is 2006 the first year in the past five years during which the percentage of women in senior management in the public sector has decreased? (3) Can the minister confirm that the percentage of women in tier 1 management positions has now dropped to a percentage lower than that for 2002? (4) Will the minister outline plans to arrest the decreasing percentage of women in senior management in the public sector? Hon Simon O’Brien : He’ll probably turn around and promote Sharryn Jackson to get the numbers up. Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I will pass that on to the Premier. I thank Hon Helen Morton for some notice of the question. Unfortunately, providing an answer to a question of such detail is not possible in the time available, and I ask the member to put the question on notice.
(3) Can the minister confirm that the percentage of women in tier 1 management positions has now dropped to a percentage lower than that for 2002? (4) Will the minister outline plans to arrest the decreasing percentage of women in senior management in the public sector? Hon Simon O’Brien : He’ll probably turn around and promote Sharryn Jackson to get the numbers up. Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I will pass that on to the Premier. I thank Hon Helen Morton for some notice of the question. Unfortunately, providing an answer to a question of such detail is not possible in the time available, and I ask the member to put the question on notice.
(4) Will the minister outline plans to arrest the decreasing percentage of women in senior management in the public sector? Hon Simon O’Brien : He’ll probably turn around and promote Sharryn Jackson to get the numbers up. Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I will pass that on to the Premier. I thank Hon Helen Morton for some notice of the question. Unfortunately, providing an answer to a question of such detail is not possible in the time available, and I ask the member to put the question on notice.
Hon Simon O’Brien : He’ll probably turn around and promote Sharryn Jackson to get the numbers up. Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I will pass that on to the Premier. I thank Hon Helen Morton for some notice of the question. Unfortunately, providing an answer to a question of such detail is not possible in the time available, and I ask the member to put the question on notice.
Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I will pass that on to the Premier. I thank Hon Helen Morton for some notice of the question. Unfortunately, providing an answer to a question of such detail is not possible in the time available, and I ask the member to put the question on notice.
I will pass that on to the Premier. I thank Hon Helen Morton for some notice of the question. Unfortunately, providing an answer to a question of such detail is not possible in the time available, and I ask the member to put the question on notice.
I thank Hon Helen Morton for some notice of the question. Unfortunately, providing an answer to a question of such detail is not possible in the time available, and I ask the member to put the question on notice.
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