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0.8
0.7
0.6
0.5
0.4
0.3
0.2
0.1
0
R
N
A
D
C
L
S
E
R
T
EX
N
L
U
OE L
CD
R
P
N
E
T
E
A
A
T
A
N
U
L
R
X
N
K
K
I
A
U
R
L
CR
BE
IR
CH
CO
PO
PR
NZ
CZ
ES
AU
SW
IT
LV
GR
ES
AU
DN
US
LU
SV
FR
BR
FI
IS
DE
TU
GB
KO
HU
NO
RO
JP
NL
LT
CA
SV
M
Source: OECD (2020), Public Service Leadership and Capability Survey; OECD (2020), Survey on the Composition of the Workforce in Central/Federal Governments.
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6.6. Use of policies and specific targets to improve gender balance and the representation of under-represented
groups in central government, 2020
People from People with
Ethnic Indigenous People with Young
Women disadvantaged migrant LGBTI Veterans
minorities peoples disabilities professionals
social backgrounds background
Australia n n n
Austria n n
Belgium u n n
Canada n n n n
Colombia u n n
Czech Republic n n
Estonia n
Finland n
France n n n n n n n
Germany n n
Greece u
Hungary n n n n n
Ireland u n n n
Israel n n n
Italy n
Japan n n
Korea n n n n n n
Latvia
Lithuania n
Luxembourg n
Mexico u
Netherlands u n
New Zealand n n n n
Norway n
Poland n n
Portugal u
Slovak Republic
Slovenia
Spain u n
Switzerland n n n
Turkey n n n
United Kingdom n n n n n
United States n
OECD Total
n Yes, targets for whole central/ 14 6 6 4 24 3 6 1 5
federal administration
u Yes, but the targets are only 7 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
for senior level public servants
No specific targets, but 4 8 11 4 5 10 7 10 2
policies in place
No policies or targets in place 8 19 16 25 3 20 20 22 26
Brazil n n
Costa Rica n n n n n n n n
Romania n
Source: OECD (2020) Survey on the Composition of the Workforce in Central/Federal Governments.
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1787/1d754cfc-en
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