GOVERNANCE
Commitment 5.5.3 – We will improve gender equity in appointments to territorial boards and agencies.
The GNWT Public Board Appointments website was revamped in fall 2016 (Milestone 1). The new website provides up-to-date information on vacancies and it help solicit expressions of interest from persons interested in serving on NWT public boards.
The GNWT Boards Policy, which guides Ministerial and Cabinet decision making on board appointments, was updated in August 2017 to ensure good public management of the appointments process and to better reflect the government's commitments in the Mandate (Milestone 2).
The Department of Executive and Indigenous Affairs (EIA) is working to develop (Milestone 3) and implement (Milestone 4) a communications plan to increase gender equity in appointments to territorial boards and agencies.
EIA facilitates and tracks appointments to GNWT boards as well as GNWT nominations to serve on boards appointed by other governments, in order to:
- ensure a transparent process for appointments
- identify any board quorum issues
- monitor status on the government's commitment to gender equity
Related Mandate Commitments
- Commitment 5.5.1 - We will support the delivery of workshops that help to get women into politics.
- Commitment 5.5.2 - We will support a communications campaign to increase the participation of women in politics.
For more information about this initiative, please contact the Department of Executive and Indigenous Affairs.