Foreword; Acknowledgements; Executive summary; The business case for women in public life; Women's leadership in public life; Women in the public sector; Making it happen institutionally; Mapping women's access to public life in OECD countries; Rationale for the study; Study objectives; Methodology and content; Note; References; Women's leadership in public life; Introduction; Access to politics and the political executive; Access to the judiciary; Access to senior civil service; Women's participation in trade unions and civil society; Notes; References; Annex 2.A1. Categories for Table 2.1. Women as public employeesIntroduction; Public sector employment trends; Gender-sensitive human resources management policies in the public sector; Institutional frameworks for promoting gender balance in the public sector; Policies to promote work-life balance in the public sector; Gender equality and the future of women in public employment; Notes; References; Institutional dimensions of gender equality; Introduction; Gender equality strategies and action plans; Evidence-based and gender-sensitive policy making; Gender-disaggregated evidence for better policies; Gender impact assessments. Gender-responsive budgetingPublic consultation and stakeholder engagement; Notes; References.