Equality Oriented Personnel Policy in the Public Sector

by Nelen, Sarah; Hondeghem, Annie

• ISBN13: 9781586030049
• ISBN10: 1586030043
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-01-01
• Publisher: Lightning Source Inc

Summary

This book is the result of the cooperation on a European level between both academics and civil servants active in this policy field. It wants to contribute to a more effective equality oriented personnel policy which takes into account recent policy insights and developments regarding gender, equality and personnel policy. Theoretical understandings are presented, as well as concrete instruments and casestudies illustrating how governments in different countries (Belgium - on a federal and Flemish level -, the Netherlands, UK and Norway) are working towards an equality oriented personnel policy in practice. Although the book examines the specific situation of the public sector and gives examples of projects in government administrations, it is also of interest to other organizations.

Table of Contents

Preface
Introduction	p. 1
Recent Trends in Public Personnel Management and Gender Consequences	p. 4
Evolutions in Thinking about Equality and Personnel Policy	p. 12
Some Instruments for an Equality Oriented Personnel Policy	p. 20
Case Studies in Five Government Administrations	p. 33
Belgium: The realisation of target figures for the number of men and women in the federal ministries	p. 33
The Netherlands: Testing the gender neutrality of the procedure used for filling vacancies of the ABD-Office	p. 42
The ABD-procedure of fill vacancies	p. 48
The ABD code of conduct to fill vacancies	p. 50
Norway: The draft of a new action programme for the promotion of equal opportunities for men and women in the Royal Ministry of Labour and Government Administration	p. 52
Flanders: "Gender in Balance": an action research to integrate gender in the personnel policy of the Flemish government administration	p. 63
United-Kingdom: The diversity pilot	p. 72
Conclusion	p. 81
Bibliography	p. 85
Contact Details	p. 88
List of Figures	p. 90
List of Tables	p. 90
References	p. 91
Author Index	p. 93
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