The Equity and Diversity Plan for the Public Sector Workforce 2001-2005 (EDP) was launched by the Hon. Dr Geoff Gallop, MLA, in February 2002 as part of the Government’s commitment to "developing an equitable and diverse public sector workforce that is representative of the Western Australian community at all levels of employment and enables employees to combine work and family responsibilities".

The Equity and Diversity Plan sets interim and long-term objectives for priority areas of:

• Improved distribution of women, particularly in management positions
• Improved representation at all levels for Indigenous Australians, people from culturally diverse backgrounds and people with disabilities
• Increased representation of youth.

Equity and Diversity Plan (100kb) Through this report, the Office of EEO reports annually to the Premier on progress in achieving the objectives across the public sector. Public sector agencies with more than fifty employees have been required to contribute to the Government’s sector-wide objectives by developing realistic objectives for their own organisation. The Office of EEO received performance objectives from almost all public sector agencies with more than fifty employees, covering 98.5% of the public sector workforce.

Final Report (255kb) The Final Progress Report provides a synopsis of progress made since 2001, based on public sector workforce data as at June 30, 2005. Overall progress to final objectives for representation and distribution indicate a positive trend towards a more diverse public sector workforce in line with Government objectives for most of the areas covered under the plan .