pThis book tackles the challenges that women face in the workplace generally and in the public sector particularly. While emWomen and Public Serviceem spends time identifying and describing the problems that women faced in the past, it pays special attention to identifying possible remedies to these problems, and also surveys progress made in recent decades. The authors present the challenge of accommodating women in public sector organisations as both a fairness issue and also a human resources matter, as a fundamental prerequisite for recruiting the best and brightest talent. pKey content coverage pul liThe representation of women in public organisations, including occupational, agency and position level segregationli liIssues of pay equity--legislation, equal worth measures, and the serious links between the issue of representation and equal payli liSpecial issues facing women in their workplace, including institutional climate, workplace violence, sexual harassment, social costs of