in this case the gender institution s leadership along with a sectorspecific approach to gender mainstreaming improved its capacity to influence intersectoral dialogue with line ministries and the national gender institution advocated successfully for legislation on domestic violence and gender discrimination including childcare for seasonal day workers and maternity leave for domestic employees oecd the beijing platform of action of indicates that responsibility for the advancement of women should be vested in the highest possible level of government if possible at the level of a cabinet minister so as to ensure sufficient authority to advance a governmentwide approach to gender equality if gender considerations are not integrated into the activities of all gender institutions gender equality efforts risk being marginalised