One of the goals outlined in my Department's current Statement of Strategy is to continue to develop a highly skilled, diverse and gender-balanced workforce. My Department is committed to supporting a positive working environment for all staff, one that provides equality of opportunity and supports work-life balance.
Staff in my Department work in various locations around the country and the workforce is made up of a variety of grades, including specialist grades in addition to the standard civil service grades. The ratio of men and women in my Department as of 7 December 2018 is outlined in the following table:
Grades
|
Female
|
Male
|
Administrative Officer
|
15
|
15
|
Advisory Counsel Grade 3
|
0
|
2
|
Agricultural Inspector
|
22
|
54
|
Area Superintendent
|
0
|
8
|
Assistant Secretary
|
2
|
5
|
Assistant Harbour Master
|
0
|
1
|
Asst Agricultural Inspector
|
54
|
86
|
Asst Principal
|
69
|
79
|
Chemist
|
2
|
1
|
Chief Inspector
|
0
|
1
|
Chief Veterinary Officer
|
0
|
1
|
Cleaner
|
5
|
1
|
Clerical Officer
|
595
|
133
|
Craftsman
|
0
|
6
|
Deputy Chief Analyst
|
2
|
2
|
Deputy Chief Veterinary Off
|
1
|
0
|
Director Of Laboratories
|
0
|
1
|
District Superintendent
|
6
|
79
|
Engineer Grade 1 Civil
|
0
|
7
|
Engineer Grade 2 Civil
|
2
|
5
|
Engineer Grade 3 Civil
|
3
|
4
|
Engineer Technician Grade 2 Civil
|
0
|
1
|
Executive Officer
|
347
|
184
|
First Asst Solicitor
|
0
|
1
|
Forestry Ecologist
|
1
|
0
|
Forestry Inspector Grade 1
|
0
|
9
|
Forestry Inspector Grade 2
|
0
|
8
|
Forestry Inspector Grade 3
|
1
|
20
|
General Operative
|
1
|
47
|
Harbour Constable
|
0
|
2
|
Harbour Master
|
1
|
5
|
Head Of Agricultural Laboratories
|
0
|
1
|
Higher Executive Officer
|
150
|
138
|
Higher Seed Analyst
|
3
|
1
|
Industrial Foreman
|
0
|
6
|
Inspector Grade 2
|
1
|
0
|
Laboratory Analyst
|
73
|
28
|
Laboratory Attendant
|
3
|
15
|
Librarian
|
0
|
1
|
Ministers Staff
|
2
|
4
|
Principal
|
15
|
25
|
Principal Solicitor
|
0
|
1
|
Professional Accountant
|
1
|
0
|
Quality Manager
|
5
|
1
|
Research Officer
|
12
|
7
|
Secretary General
|
0
|
1
|
Seed Analyst
|
7
|
4
|
Senior Chemist
|
0
|
1
|
Senior Inspector
|
2
|
14
|
Senior Laboratory Analyst
|
13
|
16
|
Senior Research Officer
|
5
|
8
|
Senior Seed Analyst
|
0
|
1
|
Senior Serological Assistant
|
1
|
0
|
Senior Superintend Vet Insp
|
1
|
8
|
Serological Assistant
|
23
|
11
|
Services Staff
|
3
|
34
|
State Solicitor
|
1
|
1
|
Statistician
|
0
|
1
|
Superintening Sen Research Off
|
1
|
3
|
Superintending Vet Insp
|
11
|
26
|
Supervising Serological Assistant
|
5
|
1
|
Supervisory Agric Off
|
7
|
159
|
Technical Agricultural Off
|
25
|
366
|
Veterinary Inspector
|
79
|
131
|
Wholetime Temp Vet Inspector
|
5
|
4
|
Grand Total
|
1583
|
1786
|
The gender breakdown of specific grades within the State Agencies under the aegis of my Department is an operational matter for each Agency. I have referred the question to the agencies under the aegis of my Department for direct reply.