01312pab a2200145 454500008004000000100002500040245012100065260000900186300001500195362000800210520086800218650002201086650001001108773004801118180718b2014   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aO'Loughlin, Mary Ann  aAccounting for gender: the role of the COAG reform council in tracking outcomes for women and girls across Australia  c2014  ap.373-382.  aSep  aThe COAG Reform Council has played a critical role in tracking progress, nationally and on a state-by-state basis, against the COAG reform agenda. The council has analysed and publicly reported on government's performance against outcomes, performance indicators and targets agreed by COAG. However, until 2013 gender analysis was not directly incorporated in the assessment of government's performance. The council's first report on gender, Tracking equity: Comparing outcomes for women and girls across Australia, redressed this omission. This article explores how taking account of gender greatly enriches our understanding of governments performance in critical areas, and enhances public accountability as a result . An understanding of gender differences also provides a better basis for government decision-making on ways to improve outcomes. - Reproduced.  aWomen - Australia  aWomen  aAustralian Journal of Public Administration