State of the Service: Women's Participation in the PNG Public Sector
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2015
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Haley, Nicole
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Canberra, ACT : Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs, College of Asia and the Pacific, The Australian National University
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Papua New Guinea’s new Public Services (Management)
Act 2014 (PSMA) is one of several important
administrative and legislative reforms implemented
by the O’Neill/Dion Government in accordance with
the Alotau Accord of 2012. Key among the changes
is formal consultation with members of parliament
(MPs) in relation to the appointment of provincial
and district administrators, which in effect gives
MPs a formal role in hiring and firing decisions at
the subnational level. Seemingly, this is already having
a detrimental impact on the gender profile of the
public sector, with four women of the five most senior
women in the Simbu provincial administration
already replaced at the recommendation of MPs in
the province (Anna Naur pers. comm. March 2015).1
Drawing on previously unpublished data, this In
Brief offers an analysis of the gender profile of the
Papua New Guinea (PNG) public sector as at June
2014, before the implementation of the new PSMA.
The analysis reveals that while women are well represented
in central government agencies, they are
severely underrepresented in senior positions at the
subnational level where services are delivered.
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