Public Sector Women in Leadership Conference
Breaking down the barriers to entry and progression for women in government and the public sector
About the Summit
A lot of change has been made in recent years to support women to progress into leadership roles in the public sector, but there is still work to be done.
Barriers remain such as lack of financial support, access to affordable childcare, navigating a male-dominated culture and bias in recruitment and selection procedures.
The Public Sector Women in Leadership Summit is an open forum for key representatives from government and the public sector to discuss how we can overcome these barriers.
The Summit programme aims to support women in Ireland in their pursuit of leadership and senior management roles in the public service. It will give aspiring female leaders the opportunity to learn from the inspirational women already in leadership positions, learn from their ambitious, yet challenging journey to the top and understand how to tackle the roadblocks that exist today.
All aspiring female leaders within the public sector including all departments and agencies, local authorities, semi-state organisations and government administrations including:
· Heads/Directors
· Principal Officers
· Assistant Principal Officers
· Executive Officers
· Policy Advisor/Officers
· Senior Managers
· Director Generals
· Recruitment Agencies
· Change and Transformation Executives
· Project Managers
· Heads of Procurement
· Career Coaching Consultants
· Relevant policy-makers and advisors in national and local government
· Leaders in diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI)
· CEOs, CTOs and other senior IT executives in tech
· Engineers, Scientists, Analysts and Programmers
· Early childhood, primary & secondary school teachers
· Academics and researchers
· Policy makers and academics in universities and institutions
· Under graduates, graduates and post-grads looking to pursue a career in the public service
· Economic and management consultants
· Legal Counsels
· Talent Acquisition Leads
· HR, Public Affairs and Wellness Managers
· Marketing, Media, PR and Communications professionals
Role of government and policy makers
· Role of educators in equipping girls and women to take on leadership roles
· Leading a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) awareness in organisations
· Fostering a pipeline of female public service talent
· Peer pressure, stereotyping and the ‘leaky pipeline’
· The importance of visible role models and mentorship programmes
· Educational and organisational initiatives and programmes to promote women
· The motherhood penalty
· The role of male champions of change
· Under-representation of female senior officials at management levels
· Accelerating female leadership in the public service
· Preparing yourself to nail that promotion
· Learnings from the private sector
· Artificial Intelligence (AI) – addressing the gender bias to achieve ethical AI
· Innovation and digitalisation – driving excellence in public service
· Leveraging technology for enhanced public sector efficiency
· Enhancing women’s lives with health tech innovations
· The role of women in ESG to build a sustainable future
· Mastering self-promotion and other strategies for career success