this work builds on the work and expertise of the oecd public governance committee and its policy communities such as the public employment and management network and the working party of senior budget officials including the report women government and policymaking in oecd countries fostering diversity for inclusive growth and the global oecd roundtables on better governance for gender equality the recommendation complements and deepens the relevant provisions of the oecd recommendation on gender equality in education employment and entrepreneurship both of these council recommendations were developed as critical aspects of the oecd gender initiative in addition movements around the world such as metoo time s up the weinstein effect and balancetonporc increasingly demand accountability for the persistent gender inequality in public and private spheres