the results presented here also illustrate the data gaps additional breakdowns by ethnic and religious minorities disabled people immigrants or indigenous populations are not available as no internationally comparative data exist about their representation in public employment in oecd countries in the last three decades efficiency became one of the most important guiding principles of how governments operate and how services are delivered in oecd countries often putting equity or fairness considerations on the back burner in pursuing inclusive public policies and practices efficiency and equity are not viewed as mutually exclusive rather inclusiveness becomes a key dimension of effectiveness in an inclusive approach to public policies equity and fairness considerations are introduced by looking at the impact of various policy options on different groups in society