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Annual Report of the Ombudsman 2004

Chapter 4 - Gender Equality

Gender Equality

A Gender Equality Group monitors the Office’s gender balance targets and the factors that may influence the achievement of these targets such as:

• staff participation in promotional competitions;
• training and development initiatives;
• the gender make-up of interview boards for internal/interdepartmental competitions;
• the take up of family friendly (Work/Life Balance) initiatives (flexitime, worksharing, termtime, career breaks);
• the distribution of men and women across the sections of the Office.

It reports on these issues to the Management Advisory Committee on a quarterly basis. The Group also gender proofs relevant new Office policies, promotes awareness of gender equality and work/life balance and monitors the Office’s gender targets applying to grades at Executive Officer and above.

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