National Accountability to Gender Equality and Equity : Challenges for Public Administration

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 133-139
Author(s):  
Ngozi P. Omeje
Keyword(s):  
Public Administration ◽  
Gender Equality

Intersektionale Ansätze in Gleichstellungsgesetzen

2021 ◽  
Vol 104 (2) ◽  
pp. 159-184
Author(s):  
Tessa Maria Hillermann ◽  
Christiana Ifeoma Ijezie
Keyword(s):  
Public Administration ◽  
Gender Equality ◽  
Racial Discrimination ◽  
Critical Analysis ◽  
German Constitution ◽  
Inclusion And Diversity

Gender equality laws have existed in public administration in Germany since 1998. These laws specify the constitutional requirement of gender equality on the basis of article 3(2) of the German Constitution. Considering the background of present discussions in Germany concerning inclusion and diversity in public administration, this article analyses possibilities to address intersectional discrimination, including racial discrimination and discrimination based on different socio-economic backgrounds. Therefore, the following critical analysis focuses on possible intersectional approaches in German gender equality laws. The article presents the primary existing constitutional provisions and simple legal rulings, while also taking a ‘de lege ferenda’ perspective. To this end, the article suggests concrete wording for new legislation and for the amendment of existing laws.

Changing the Narrative

2016 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria J. D’Agostino
Keyword(s):  
Social Justice ◽  
Narrative Inquiry ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Gender Equality ◽  
Real Progress ◽  
The Difference

The dominant narrative about women’s progress in public administration focuses on identifying the obstacles to that progress and how to overcome them. But to make real progress toward gender equality and social justice, we must rethink our entire approach to research. Understanding the difference women make via narrative inquiry is a necessary change to the prevailing dialectic.

The success of an international development project: lessons drawn from a case between Morocco and Canada

2013 ◽  
Vol 79 (1) ◽  
pp. 165-186 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sophie Brière ◽  
Denis Proulx
Keyword(s):  
International Development ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Gender Equality ◽  
Analytical Framework ◽  
Development Project ◽  
Development Projects ◽  
Governance Structures ◽  
Tier 1 ◽  
Project Lifecycle

According to the literature on decisive criteria for the success of international development projects, this article presents a case of cooperation between Morocco and Canada on the implementation of projects to institutionalize gender equality within the Moroccan public administration. Based on a triangulation of data and starting from an analytical framework on the factors decisive for the success of international development projects, this case study illustrates the limited success of the project. Although the elements that are decisive for the success of Tier 1 of the FAES projects have resulted in the involvement of stakeholders in the implementation of the projects, the creation of local expertise and the production of tools and strategies that aid institutionalization of gender equality, this study highlights significant barriers to institutionalization. These relate mainly to the difficulty of involving stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle, the lame functioning of the projects’ governance structures and the struggle to take ownership of projects designed on the basis of a management by results logic based on models specific to the donor. This case feeds the critical reflection on the various issues and challenges inherent to the management of international development projects and suggests various avenues of research. Points for practitioners The case presented in this article involves the implementation of projects to institutionalize gender equality within the Moroccan civil service supported by the Canadian cooperation agency. Although its success requires the involvement of the stakeholders, the development of local expertise and the production of institutionalization tools, this case brings to light significant obstacles to institutionalization, such as the difficulty of involving the stakeholders in the project, the limited functioning of the governance structures and the struggle to secure the ownership of the projects, designed according to models specific to the donor. It also reveals the limits of a management by results style and its consequences.

Gleichberechtigung und Demokratie, Gleichberechtigung in der Demokratie

2019 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Public Administration ◽  
Gender Equality ◽  
100Th Anniversary ◽  
Federal Courts ◽  
Gender Quotas ◽  
Political Debate ◽  
Representation Of Women ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Shed Light

This conference transcript collects the lectures given at the interdisciplinary conference on gender equality and democracy, which took place in Hamburg in December 2017. The book addresses the issue of gender quotas for parliaments, elected committees in public administration and federal courts. While Germany celebrates the 100th anniversary of women's suffrage in 2018/19, women are still underrepresented at top level positions in politics. The current political debate seeks effective options to increase the representation of women. Binding quotas promise a solution and promote the constitutional and international legal goal of gender equality. However, legal quotas for public elections affect the principle of democracy. The contributions in this book shed light on the relationship between the principle of democracy and gender equality, and present different approaches for a more thorough understanding of democratic representation and legitimacy. With contributions by Sigrid Boysen, Brun-Otto Bryde, Pascale Cancik, Silke R. Laskowski, Ulrike Lembke, Anna Katharina Mangold, Hans-Jürgen Papier, Stephan Rixen, Gary S. Schaal, Astrid Wallrabenstein, Joachim Wieland

scholarly journals Challenges of Women Leaders in Female and Male Dominated Occupations

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 1277-1295
Author(s):  
Agota Giedrė Raišienė ◽  
Jolita Gečienė ◽  
Renata Korsakienė
Keyword(s):  
Public Administration ◽  
Women Leaders ◽  
Gender Equality ◽  
Work Roles ◽  
Negative Attitudes ◽  
Professional Career ◽  
Women's Experience ◽  
Family And Work ◽  
Male Dominated

The article presents the results of research revealing the challenges faced by women leaders during their career in public administration and business organisations and highlighting the peculiarities of women's experience in female and male dominated occupation areas. The study has shown that that stereotypes still do not disappear despite legislative institutionalization of gender equality in professional career. In most cases, women face constraints such as widespread stereotypes in society, negative attitudes of colleagues and behaviour related to that, doubts of women-leaders themselves about their opportunities, and conflict between family and work roles.

Ways of improvement of gender policy in the system of public administration

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-52
Author(s):  
V. Chernyahivska
Keyword(s):  
Public Administration ◽  
Gender Equality ◽  
Social Relations ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Gender Imbalance ◽  
Gender Policy ◽  
Stage Of Development ◽  
State Governance ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Ukrainian Society

Purpose: to research the ways of gender policy improvement in the system of public administration. It is proved that at the present stage of development of the Ukrainian society the achievements of the gender equality policy are introduced successfully at both constitutional and legislative level. Those achievements are introduced into the system of social relations, in all spheres of social life. On its basis a proper public and state governance is being done. The author came to the conclusion that the system of public administration is part of a wider system – a society. Thus, without solving the problem of gender equality in Ukrainian society, the problem of gender imbalance in the system of public administration can not be solved. The basis of the practical solution of issues of gender imbalance in the system of public administration should be the idea of "human-centrism" as an anthropological basis of administration. Its application contributes to the legal, political, social, and economic institutions being oriented towards the individual.

scholarly journals The Main Ways of Gender Policy Improvement in the System of Public Administration of Ukraine

2019 ◽  
pp. 153-159
Author(s):  
Svitlana Bula ◽  
Lyudmyla Klym
Keyword(s):  
Public Administration ◽  
Gender Equality ◽  
Social Protection ◽  
Local Elections ◽  
State Budget ◽  
Policy Improvement ◽  
Representation Of Women ◽  
Gender Policy ◽  
The Government ◽  
Gender Quota

The article highlights the current state of gender parity in the government system in Ukraine. The Ukrainian legislation is gender-balanced and provides all the main types of equality and social protection, which are enshrined at both the constitutional and the legislative levels. However, the problem is in the contradiction between legislative fixing of gender equality principles and real social processes. In Ukraine there is a voluntary 30 percent gender quota, which is enshrined in the Law “On political parties in Ukraine”, according to which parties that have at least a third part of representatives of the same gender as a result of elections, receive an additional 10% of annual volume of state funding of statutory activities. Since 2015, the gender quota has also been extended to local elections. It means that at least a third part of the electoral roll must be women. According to the monitoring of the official site of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, the gender composition of the Verkhovna Rada of the 9th convocation has changed and compared to the previous one, the representation of women has increased by 8.8% in the parliament and two parties have received an additional funding from the state budget for more balanced representation of women and men in the Verkhovna Rada – “European Solidarity” and “Voice”. However, the problem of women and men's empowerment remains. Positive and negative aspects of the process of gender policy-making are shown. The legislative support for gender equality is analyzed. It is proved that the declarative nature of gender legislation is a serious cause of imbalance in establishing the parity of representation of men and women in the system of public administration of Ukraine, as well as the absence of a legal mechanism for ensuring the principle of equality between women and men. The ways of gender policy improvement in the system of public administration are outlined, in particular: legislative changes should be accompanied by gender-sensitive education in order to shape the gender culture of citizens and civil servants; gender issues must be taken into account in sustainable development strategies and programs. Keywords: gender, gender policy, public administration, discrimination, gender equality, gender roles, gender identity, gender legal expertise, gender analysis, gender quota.

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