The use of such data by the OECD is without prejudice to the status of the Golan Heights, East Jerusalem and Israeli settlements in the West Bank under the terms of international law. Building on good practices and evidence of what works, the 2015 OECD Recommendation on Gender Equality in Public Life (hereinafter the GEPL Recommendation) confirms that a whole-of-govemment approach to gender equality is the most effective strategy for achieving gender equal societies for inclusive growth. It sets forth important benchmark policy recommendations necessary to set in motion well-functioning gender machineries (see Box 1.1 in Chapter 1). As such, these institutions facilitate a consistent whole-of-govemment response to gender equality, provide advice and guidance to centre of government and line ministries, monitor the status of gender equality and help formulate and implement policies throughout the government.