One of the more interesting ideas that emerged from the Australian Public Service Review this week was a move towards “common pay”, but as excitement…

For International Women’s Day, Senator Marise Payne spoke to a packed Great Hall at Parliament House this week on women in public sector leadership, drawing…

When it comes to reversing male dominance in public sector leadership roles, governments are choosing to start outside their own departments. Tasmania is the latest…

New gender equality targets ask federal entities to give at least a quarter of all briefs for senior barristers -- either by number or by…

All mainstream politicians profess to support gender equality, but federal opposition deputy Tanya Plibersek argues the government has not delivered. Labor promises to push harder…

They say fortune favours the bold, but only if you're a man, according to a new survey. Economics researcher Leonora Risse says efforts to reduce…

To attract and retain more millennials in the public sector, it’s not enough to reform slow, complex hiring processes and replace “archaic” technology, according to…

The first Australian Public Service Diversity and Gender Equality Awards were presented this morning, highlighting four examples of how individual public servants, staff networks and…

Australia ranks second among G20 countries for women in leadership in the public sector, but is still behind many of Europe's smaller states. Progress is…

A new infrastructure agency to be funded in the upcoming federal budget represents a major shift in thinking, which will bring new capabilities typically seen…

Can positive discrimination co-exist with the merit principle? A Tasmanian deputy secretary believes it can and says it's entirely legitimate for employers to assess job…

Learning about how unconscious bias can affect recruitment and promotion decisions was "both confronting and rewarding" for Greg Johannes, the head of the Tasmanian State…

Staff shouldn't need a good excuse like caring responsibilities to go part-time or make use of other kinds of flexible work arrangements, argue researchers Meraiah…

New research tracking the APS gender equality strategy confirms flexible work isn't as easy for mid-level managers to implement as it is for senior leaders…