6/05/2024
Women on Boards Cultural Diversity Committee member Gloria Yuen has welcomed Government plans to increase cultural diversity in the senior leadership ranks of the Australian Public Service (APS).
2/05/2024
The nonprofit sector has far more women than men working it in. Yet, men continue to outnumber women in top positions of power. This is known as the glass escalator, writes Cathleen Clerkin for Harvard Business Review.
29/04/2024
Australian organisation WISER is looking to change the representation of women on boards of resources and energy companies, while also providing an environment where every woman working in these industries feels supported.
29/04/2024
Social recognition and the cachet of being a corporate director are stronger motivators than money for non-executive directors to remain on boards an international study by researchers in Queensland and the UK has found.
22/04/2024
Senior digital analyst from Sydney, Karen Lauw, has been named the 2024 Women on Boards Personal Career Management Scholarship recipient.
11/04/2024
Cybersecurity is still the number one issue keeping directors awake at night, followed by legal and regulatory compliance and domestic economic conditions, according to a survey of more than 1000 company directors.
11/04/2024
Be part of shaping the future of governance and executive remuneration in Australia. Directors Australia is calling all NEDs to share their insights in the 2024 Australian Board Remuneration and Executive Remuneration surveys.
8/04/2024
Diversity on Australian boards is stagnating, with little or no change to the gender and cultural makeup of the top ASX 300 listed companies, according to a report on Australia’s boardroom diversity.
5/04/2024
Women on Boards warmly congratulates well-known businesswoman and director, Samantha Mostyn AO, on being named as Australia's next Governor-General.
27/03/2024
Welcome to Women on Boards’ new website - with our new and improved Vacancy Board, member portal, expanded Resource Library and much more.
We want you to get the most out of your online WOB member experience. Here are some quick steps to navigate
27/03/2024
WGEA CEO Mary Wooldridge has called on company executives to reimagine what it looks like to be a senior manager or leader to boost the number of women in leadership roles.
27/03/2024
Be realistic and don't skip the basics. These were two of the key takeaways from our Director Lunches with Kelly Humphries in Melbourne and Gai Brodtmann in Canberra, hosted by Clayton Utz.
25/03/2024
Women have been excluded from men’s spaces for centuries. And that’s why the MONA Ladies Lounge matters, writes University of Sydney's Professor of Media, Catharine Lumby.
25/03/2024
WOB's new and improved Vacancy Board offers an enhanced user experience for both our valued vacancy posters and members looking for board and committee roles.
20/03/2024
Applications are open for the WOB Personal Career Management Cultural Diversity Scholarship.
18/03/2024
In person annual general meetings (AGMs) dominated Australia’s 2023 AGM season, with just under two thirds of Computershare's Australian clients opting for face-to-face meetings.
8/03/2024
As we celebrate International Women's Day Claire Braund reflect on the policies and practices we establish for the most important group in our society - our children.
8/03/2024
WOB is delighted to see that after 15 years of being an advocate for 40:40:20 gender balance on boards, the ASX Corporate Governance Council has recommended this in its draft 5th edition of the ASX Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations.
8/03/2024
In pictures: Women on Boards members gathered for lunches around the country to mark International Women's Day.
4/03/2024
That men earn more than women does not come as a surprise, but what is more difficult to understand is why it occurs writes Claire Braund.
4/03/2024
Women on Boards has welcomed the federal government commitment to paying superannuation on its Paid Parental Leave (PPL) scheme from July 2025.
1/03/2024
Women on Boards is pleased to be hosting its Director Lunch series throughout March, with partners Clayton Utz and Andreyev Lawyers.
12/02/2024
The latest HILDA survey shows Australia’s gender gap in employment continuing to close, with progress beginning on the earnings gap.
12/02/2024
Draft legislation proposed to overhaul the Aged Care Act 1997 has directors concerned that board members may face significant penalties.
5/02/2024
RBA Governor Michele Bullock is set to headline UN Women Australia's International Women's Day events on 8 March 2024.
2/02/2024
One of Australia’s most highly-regarded Indigenous leaders, Dr Lowitja O’Donoghue, has died aged 91.
26/01/2024
Congratulations to the 12 Women on Boards members who were recognised in the 2024 Australia Day honours list.
22/01/2024
Meet WOB's Personal Career Management presenters, mentors Sheena Wilson, Mariette Rups-Donnelly and Gillian McFee.
22/01/2024
New economic research on the gender pay gap shows women are paid less than men, even when working the same occupation - challenging the myth that the gender pay gap only exists because more women choose lower paid roles, such as teaching and nursing.
22/01/2024
The percentage of women appointed to board-level roles at large financial services firms in the European Union fell last year, making it harder for the sector to meet the EU's looming diversity target, according to an EY survey.
10/01/2024
The Women on Boards Vacancy Board hit a record high in 2023 with more than 3,150 roles on offer to WOB members.
10/01/2024
Vale Glynis Johns, most famous for her role as the suffragette mother Winifred Banks in Mary Poppins, who passed away aged 100.
10/01/2024
Women on Board names new WOBSX syndicate after Australian feminist, social activist, public servant and journalist Marie Coleman AO.
8/01/2024
Congratulations to WOB’s Cultural Diversity Committee member Gloria Yuen who has been recognised for her exceptional and lasting contributions to multiculturalism in Victoria.
16/10/2023
WOB Executive Director, Claire Braund, took a road trip to the NSW Central West town of Condoblin with Spring Ridge farmer and founder of PKL Recruitment, Phoebe Lane, and broadcaster Jessica Rowe.
12/10/2023
Sidelined no longer, Claudia Goldin has won the 2023 Nobel Prize in Economics for examining why gender pay gaps persist, writes RMIT University's Leonora Risse.
12/10/2023
Despite prioritising cybersecurity more most board members feel unprepared for cyber attacks, new research shows writes Proofpoint's Jennifer Cheng
9/10/2023
WOB members gathered at Central Coast Conservatorium of Music to hear Vice President Elizabeth W Scott share her insights into her executive and board career from performing arts to Major League Baseball and beyond.
2/10/2023
Women on Boards extends its congratulations to its members who have been elected to AICD Divisional Councils, following the election on 21 September 2023.
28/09/2023
A Monash University study has found some females with diverse backgrounds still feel a sense of resignation and despair about the lack of women from First Nations and Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) backgrounds in leadership roles.
25/09/2023
Women on Boards Chair Sheena Wilson has been elected as the first female Chair of Herron Todd White - one of Australia's largest independent property valuation firms.
18/09/2023
Cybersecurity, the increasing use of AI and the cost of living are the top ethical challenges of 2023 according to the Governance Institute’s nationwide ethics survey.
18/09/2023
Women on Boards congratulates Glenmore-based flower farmer and tech entrepreneur Nikki Davey who has been named 2023 AgriFutures Rural Women’s Award Winner for her work in creating a digital platform and app connecting flower farmers and consumers.
18/09/2023
Australians' attitudes toward gender equality have been revealed in a new Plan International Gender Compass study, which researchers say is a wake-up call for the country.
18/09/2023
Women on Boards congratulates Glenmore-based flower farmer and tech entrepreneur Nikki Davey who has been named 2023 AgriFutures Rural Women’s Award Winner for her work in creating a digital platform and app connecting flower farmers and consumers.
11/09/2023
A landmark study of public company directors in Australia has revealed that ASX300 boards have a greater proportion of independent and female directors than ever before but remain dominated by male chairs and CEOs.
4/09/2023
Longtime WOBer Sarah Richardson is on the home stretch of her PhD on nonprofit innovation governance.
28/08/2023
In this LinkedIn article, WOB Member Catherine Ordway - Sport Integrity Research Lead and Associate Professor at University of Canberra - reflects on the legacy of the FIFA Women’s World Cup and why we mustn’t lose momentum.
21/08/2023
Thanks to the Matildas and the success of the FIFA Women's World Cup everyone's once again talking about the gender pay gap in sport.While this is a goal to be celebrated, let’s not be complacent Australia. We need to keep up the momentum.
12/07/2023
Women on Boards congratulates Michele Bullock who is set to make history as the first woman to lead the Reserve Bank of Australia in its 63-year history.
11/07/2023
WOB Cultural Diversity Committee member Malini Raj on how Women on Board is working to get more diverse women in the boardroom.
10/07/2023
Organisations are being urged to use their social media platforms and websites to support Equal Pay Day on August 25, 2023.
7/06/2023
Congratulations to human rights law expert Professor Anna Cody on her appointment as Australia’s next Sex Discrimination Commissioner. Professor Cody replaces Kate Jenkins, whose term in the role finished in April. She is charged with the responsib
31/05/2023
Women on Boards is pleased to welcome leading HR executive Catherine Brown to head up its MyMentor mentoring program.
13/03/2023
As Women on Boards co-founder Ruth Medd gets ready to step back from the organisation, she talks about the importance of having a 'can do' attitude and reflects on her 20 years involvement with WOB.
13/03/2023
A rock star, one half of the Sesame Street duo Bert and Ernie and a trailblazing woman of action. Ruth Medd has been described as all these things and more as members shared their fond memories of WOB’s Executive Chair and Co-founder at a gala dinner
13/03/2023
It was a night to remember at the Tea Rooms in Sydney’s Queen Victoria Building, when close to 100 Women on Boards members gathered to celebrate the achievements of WOB Executive Chair and founding member Ruth Medd.
13/03/2023
In this speech by Claire Braund on the occasion of the gala dinner recognising Ruth Medd's contribution to Women on Boards on 9 March 2023, Claire reflects on the 20 years she and Ruth Medd shared at Women on Boards.
16/01/2023
The annual review of positions posted to Women on Boards shows that paid board roles available to members in 2022 continues to nudge 70 per cent.
19/12/2022
Australia’s ethics have taken a tumble in 2022, falling for the second year in a row, the seventh annual Ethics Index has found.
19/12/2022
From a teenage bank worker to an award-winning chaplain, Women on Boards pays tribute to remarkable women - past and present - who have served the country.
19/12/2022
Until February 17 2023, you can have your say on the government’s plan for standardised company reporting of climate‑related risks, which would start in 2024-25 as Monash University's Anita Foerster explains.
19/12/2022
NSW is set to be one of the first jurisdictions in Australia to implement recent changes to the national model WHS regulations, which recognise psychosocial hazards in the workplace and require businesses to implement control measures to manage risks
19/12/2022
Laws protecting pregnant women from being discriminated against in the workplace have been in place for more than a quarter of a century, yet women still continue to be sacked, demoted and discriminated against in the workplace simply for having a
19/12/2022
Teal is Macquarie Dictionary's Word of the Year for 2022 - as a nod to the independent candidates including Allegra Spender who were elected in historic victories at the federal election.
15/12/2022
The Respect@Work laws set a new gold standard for tackling workplace sexual harassment – and place significant onus on leaders’ actions. So what are the insights on key lessons for senior managers, CEOs and directors with the passing of these new law
12/12/2022
Good news for WOB members looking for paid board roles on our Vacancy Board, with 2022 seeing more vacancies posted and just over two-thirds of those were for paid roles.
12/12/2022
Progress to close the gender pay gap between Australian women and men has stalled for the first time in 2022 with new national data showing the gap is stuck at 22.8%.
5/12/2022
Australian women have lower income, less labour force engagement and poorer health than men, a Monash University-led report has found.
5/12/2022
Greater opportunities to work from home should lead to the greater involvement of mothers in paid work. This is a good thing. But there is at least one potential problem, writes HILDA Director Mark Wooden in The Conversation.
5/12/2022
Given the rise of cyber attacks of late, cyber security should be the number one issue for Australian businesses – cyber security and data protection has truly never been more important. But do boards and company directors really understand the
5/12/2022
In a 'powerful, passionate and deeply personal' presentation, Christine Holgate has shared her experience of being "thrown under a bus" after being ousted from her job as Australia Post CEO - and the bullying and abuse that followed - at a NSW Centra
28/11/2022
WOB Cultural Diversity Committee member Claire Beattie was brought to tears by Ernie Dingo after being named Construction & Infrastructure Indigenous Employee of the Year by the NSW Indigenous Chamber of Commerce.
28/11/2022
Women on Boards thanks departing founding Cultural Diversity Committee members Marcella Lazarus and Ivett Guerra for their tireless work with WOB to address the barriers to opportunity and access to leadership roles for diverse women.
28/11/2022
Congratulations to Women on Boards ambassador Lel Smits who has been named Director of the Year at the Momentum Media Women in Finance Awards.
21/11/2022
Women on Boards’ research shows that while a gender balance of 40% female has largely been achieved on the boards of organisations across many sectors, the inclusion of culturally diverse and Indigenous Australians has largely been ignored.
14/11/2022
AICD’s Essential Director Update in Melbourne today looked at the current and emerging issues impacting directors and what director should be asking and doing to fulfil their duties, optimise performance and mitigate risk.
14/11/2022
A South Australian cancer charity has successfully recruited three Women on Boards members to its board after posting the openings on WOB’s vacancy board.
7/11/2022
The ACCC has launched a new campaign against greenwashing, with an internet sweep targeting businesses and influencers for false and misleading sustainability statements. In this article BDO’s sustainability experts Aletta Boshoff and Ashley Bleeker
7/11/2022
Gender diversity reforms have helped UK company boards, but they are failing in other countries. New research explains why, writes University of Liverpool's Jannine Poletti-Hughes.
31/10/2022
One in seven women are diagnosed with breast cancer in Australia in their lifetime and with eight in 10 cases occurring in women over the age of 50 this is a disease that has touched many members of the WOB community - from staff members to board
26/10/2022
Gender inequality is “holding Australia back” was one of the key messages from Treasurer Jim Chalmers as he delivered the Federal Budget on Tuesday. So what exactly was promised in this “family-friendly” budget and how will these measures help ease t
26/10/2022
Women on Boards has commended the Federal Government for seeking to embed an analysis of the gender implications of all policies throughout the budget.
24/10/2022
To what extent does the Netball Australia Board have to take into consideration vile and racist comments made by a dead billionaire mining magnate more than 30 years ago, when his daughter wants to sponsor the team?
24/10/2022
Recent cyber incidents at Optus and Medibank are a timely reminder of the importance of cyber security, and the need for boards to have clear guidance on how to best protect their organisation’s data, and most importantly the data of their customers
24/10/2022
Australia could reduce its gender pay gap by more than a third if all industries and occupations set and achieved a 40:40:20 gender diversity target.
24/10/2022
The deadline for directors to apply for a Director Identification Number (DIN) is fast approaching. So who does, and who doesn’t, need to apply for a director ID and what do you need to do to get ready?
17/10/2022
Women on Boards co-founder and Executive Chair Ruth Medd joined fellow WOB members at a gala dinner in Sydney celebrating 100 years of Standards Australia.
17/10/2022
Three Women on Boards members have been inducted into the 2022 Victorian Honour Roll of Women, a prestigious state acknowledgement of the achievements of Victorian women, at the Arts Centre Melbourne. They were among 23 women acknowledged.
17/10/2022
Congratulations to the four successful Women on Boards and McGrathNicol Security Scholarship recipients Katerina Karanikolopoulos, Belinda Howell, Sarah Woolford and Leesa Bauer.
17/10/2022
Women on Boards was delighted to be joined by guest directors Miriam Silva AM, Alison Gaines and Tonianne Dwyer at our Director Lunch events held in Adelaide, Brisbane and Perth.
7/10/2022
Your AGM is a highly visible and important milestone in your annual corporate calendar. Between January and May 2022, Computershare managed 144 meetings in Australia. Here they provide the key findings from this ‘mini’ AGM season to guide us through
7/10/2022
Mahjabeen Zaman, Chair of the Women on Boards (WOB) Cultural Diversity Committee, has been officially recognised as one of Australia’s 10 most influential Asian-Australians under the age of 40.
26/09/2022
Claire Beattie, member of WOB's Cultural Diversity Committee, Executive Director, Asset Activations, School Infrastructure NSW and proud Yorta Yorta woman, was invited to join the NSW Parliament's ‘Leaders in Conversation’ panel, where ‘Economic
26/09/2022
Gloria Yuen named Emerging Leader in the Private Sector at the 2022 Women’s Agenda Leadership Awards, winning her category
19/09/2022
A crusade with no plan B: That’s how WOB member Maria Nordstrom describes the drive behind bringing the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup to Sydney.
14/09/2022
All eyes will be on your AGM this year. This is the warning from The Governance Institute which has released an Effective AGM guide as peak meeting season nears under updated laws.
12/09/2022
Queen Elizabeth II's visits to Australia – from her first in 1954 through to her last in 2011 – offer a snapshot of the changing relationship Australians have had with their sovereign and with the monarchy, writes Giselle Bastin of Flinders Universit
12/09/2022
Tasmanian rural motherhood advocate Stephanie Trethewey has taken out the top honour as the 2022 AgriFutures Rural Women’s Award National Winner with Victorian editor, Kimberley Furness from Bendigo, Victoria announced as National Runner Up.
9/09/2022
Women on Boards’ Claire Braund, pays tribute to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, the platinum standard for leadership in an ever-changing world
5/09/2022
The Jobs Summit put a welcome focus on women’s workforce participation and reiterated the Government’s commitment to implementing some long-overdue reforms, but there is a long way to travel before we eliminate the gender pay gap in Australia, writes
5/09/2022
At 81, Cam Nguyen is CEO of the Australian Vietnamese Women’s Association - still working full-time, leading the national organisation that supports women of Vietnamese and other migrant backgrounds settle in Australia. She credits her boundless
5/09/2022
Women on Boards is delighted to welcome our newest corporate member Women's Liberation Halfway House
1/09/2022
Women on Boards member Roberta Wright has used her WOB Board CV to apply for and achieve one of 10 national places on the 2023 Blind Citizen's Australia Executive Leadership Program.
29/08/2022
Australian Gender Equality Council CEO, Kim Amos, said real significant change in the gender pay gap will only come with fundamental structural change.
29/08/2022
From a coal miner’s daughter who negotiated the Kyoto Protocol to South Australia’s highest ranking female police officer, Women on Boards welcomed 10 inspiring speakers for the latest WOBMeet networking events held across the country.
29/08/2022
The gender pay gap has barely changed for 30 years. In that time we have had 12 Parliaments under nine prime ministers (noting that Kevin Rudd served twice). You might think we would have it sorted out by now, writes Women on Boards Executive
29/08/2022
You have unril 30 November 2022 to get your Director ID. In this article, Holding Redlich’s Lyn Nicholson and Isabella Costa remind those who are yet to apply that the deadline is fast approaching and how to get ready.
22/08/2022
Employers are being urged to take immediate action to reduce the gender pay gap, with new figures showing women are now worse off than they were six months ago earning on average $264 a week less than men.
22/08/2022
After a three-year hiatus due to COVID, more than 50 First Nations women gathered at Parliament House in Canberra last week to meet with federal ministers and learn more about the political system.
18/08/2022
Governance Institute of Australia is calling for board skills renewal, with figures showing many boards are ill-prepared for post-COVID digital world.
15/08/2022
Australians are being urged not to forget the women and girls of Afghanistan as they grapple with a worsening humanitarian crisis, one year since the dramatic scenes in the country.
15/08/2022
WOB member and leading sports lawyer and academic, Associate Professor Catherine Ordway, is collaborating on a new oral history project with trailblazing women leaders in sport.
15/08/2022
This National Science Week (13-21 August) Women on Boards pays tribute to the many amazing women who have made significant contributions in the world of science, technology, engineering and maths.
8/08/2022
More than 230 Women on Boards members mingled and munched at our inaugural Members’ Mid-Year Luncheon series - held across five states in six locations over two weeks.
8/08/2022
Former NSW Children’s Guardian and WOB member, Kerryn Boland, has been appointed Vice President of Scouts Australia NSW - the first woman to hold such a high honorary role.
4/08/2022
Congratulations to the latest ASX-ready non executive directors who have graduated from the WOBSX Kerry Schott Syndicate.
1/08/2022
On the last day in July, Dutch rider Annemiek van Vleuten made history as the winner of the inaugural Tour de France Femmes - the first time in 33 years that the world’s best female racers have been given the chance to compete in a multi-stage versio
25/07/2022
Australian businesses are being asked to take action to increase the number of women in their senior executive teams by implementing initiatives identified in research released by Chief Executive Women (CEW) and Bain & Company.
25/07/2022
On top of the myriad of issues Non Executive Directors need to get their heads around on 2022, we have two novel new forms of leave reflecting Australia's ever changing societal norms.
18/07/2022
Four Women on Boards members have been appointed as Non-Executive Directors to the Australasian Birth Trauma Association Board after seeing the position advertised on the WOB Vacancy Board.
18/07/2022
Gender discrimination remains the leading driver of the national pay gap, which is now estimated at nearly $1 billion per week.
18/07/2022
The rights and wellbeing of older women and getting more women on boards was up for discussion during Professor Shirley Randell AO’s recent visit to Rwanda for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting.
11/07/2022
Women on Boards is pleased to donate $2250 to help flood victims in Australia.
11/07/2022
Congratulations to WOB member Alison Creagh AM CSC and former Queensland Government minister Kate Jones who have both been appointed to the Paralympics Australia board.
4/07/2022
Directors could be set to earn more this financial year with board members’ pay increasing by almost 9 per cent according to a survey of more than 500 Australian organisations.
4/07/2022
'We need comprehensive policies that allow men to step into care-giving roles without fear of retribution and penalty at work' writes Sociology Professor and Founding Director of The Future of Work Lab at The University of Melbourne Leah Ruppanner,
27/06/2022
Indigenous employees are almost entirely absent from senior management executive leadership levels in some of the country’s biggest organisations, an Australian-first report has found.
27/06/2022
While the business case for a gender diverse workforce is well established, analysis of jobseeker data shows that, in a tight job market, diversity may give companies a vital edge in the competition for younger female talent.
27/06/2022
Women on Boards is proud to support Professor Shirley Randell AO who travelled recently to take part in the 3rd Commonwealth Women’s Forum in Rwanda.
20/06/2022
Women on Boards congratulates the WOB members, friends and associates who were among the almost 1000 Australians recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours.
15/06/2022
With everything that’s been going on over the last 12 months, you can be forgiven if the requirement to get a director ID has passed you by. But if you are on a board or looking to join a board don’t delay.
15/06/2022
Catch up, and quickly. That is the advice from WOB UK CEO Fiona Hathorn to the high number of firms yet to reach even the most minimal levels of diverse representation.
9/06/2022
Sussan Ley, deputy leader of the Liberal Party and shadow minister for women, has been given a difficult task: bring women voters back to the Liberal Party. This will be no mean feat, given widespread acknowledgement they played a significant role in
8/06/2022
All boards of large publicly-listed companies based in the EU will have to have at least 40% of seats held by women by mid-2026.
6/06/2022
While new Liberal leader, Peter Dutton, should be given points for moving women into the shadow ministry, it is worth remembering that of the 58 House of Representative seats won by the Coalition, just 13 are held by women.
1/06/2022
Congratulations to Angela Bowen who brings up 10 years at WOB today. She joined us on 1 June 2012 and has been integral to the WOB journey. Someone who has become a trusted colleague, a valued 'behind the scenes' face of WOB and a good friend.
1/06/2022
What role can workplaces play in addressing the problem of domestic violence? This was one of the questions posed by Walkley Award-winning investigative journalist Jess Hill, who delivered the Anna McPhee Memorial Oration on Diversity & Inclusion
30/05/2022
Women leaders were all around at the Opals vs Japan pre-match function at Sydney's Olympic Park on Friday night.
30/05/2022
The gender issue is getting sorted, but we need some serious action on cultural diversity on the boards of our ASX300 companies.
30/05/2022
Women on Boards was joined by experienced leader and board chair, director and leader Miriam Silva at two Melbourne events, who inspired WOB members with her strength, determination and resilience.
30/05/2022
Thank you to everyone who everyone who purchased a ticket in the raffle to support Claire Braund - Stars of the Central Coast. Congratulations to the following winners.
23/05/2022
Australian suffragette Vida Goldstein would have cheered on Saturday night. Goldstein, who stood five times for election to the Senate pre-1917 had a distrust of major political parties, which she and Rose Scott regarded as designed by men to support
23/05/2022
Year 10 student Mabel Cardozo - a keen writer, photographer and social justice advocate - spent a week with Women on Boards. Here she writes about her week with WOB.
16/05/2022
We go to the polls on Saturday 21 May to choose our next national government. Many have already voted, while a large number remain undecided.
16/05/2022
From quantum computing to ocean swimming, WOB members were given an insight into the world of ASX NED Bernadette Harkin at the first of Women on Boards’ 2022 Director Lunches in Sydney on 10 May. The Director Lunch followed on from the face-to-face
9/05/2022
Following an Australian Human Rights Commission report which found sexual harassment continues to be pervasive in Australian workplaces, changes are proposed to the Sex Discrimination Act. The Governance Institute outlines the proposed changes as
9/05/2022
The Victorian government is set to spend $940million on initiatives aimed at improving outcomes for women in Australia’s first state-budget delivered with gender responsive budgeting.
9/05/2022
Women are leading the way in ‘femtech’ innovation, but more still needs to be done to address the gender imbalance in IP, says leading Australian patent attorney and WOB member Allira Hudson-Gofers.
9/05/2022
From chairing a board to treading the boards WOB Executive Director Claire Braund, is hitting the dance floor - 90s style - to help people affected by cancer.
9/05/2022
Is lack of diversity an issue on Australian boards? Not according to more than half of directors surveyed by the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
6/05/2022
Every person in the world has a mother, and on the second Sunday in May, we acknowledge how they have shaped our lives, and what nurturing and motherhood have taught us, as women.
27/04/2022
With many organisations grappling with increasing pressure to act on climate change, Governance Institute of Australia has launched a new guide designed to be used as a roadmap on the path to net zero.
27/04/2022
Women have been changing the face of Australian innovation for over a century. This week, which marks World Intellectual Property Day on 26 April, WOB takes a look at some of the remarkable women who, despite hardship and setbacks, have paved the
24/04/2022
On ANZAC Day 2022, Women on Boards pays tribute to the current and former members of our armed forces and to those who served with them in times of war and peace.
21/04/2022
There’s no doubt 2022 is proving to be a history-making year for leading women in the Australian Defence Force with the appointment of a new Space Commander and Army’s first female Deputy Chief and more.
21/04/2022
It has been a long time coming, but a memorial honouring First Nations service men and women of Queensland is set to be unveiled in Brisbane in May, thanks partly to Australian Army Indigenous Elder Aunty Lorraine Hatton OAM.
21/04/2022
Military bands, with their shiny instruments, formal uniforms and precision marching are one of the most instantly recognisable symbols of a nation’s defence forces. As such, throughout much of history, their membership as been limited to men:
21/04/2022
Australia’s Chief Defence Scientist and Women on Boards member, Professor Tanya Monro, is behind a project aimed at getting more women into senior STEM positions in the armed forces.
12/04/2022
Women on Boards member Bec Langdon has praised the efforts of a Queensland schoolgirl who has successfully campaigned to get a bronze statue of pioneering Australian astrobiologist and geologist Dr Abigail Allwood built in Brisbane.
11/04/2022
A major cybersecurity boost of almost $9.9b announced in the 2022 federal budget has been welcomed by Governance Institute of Australia as a step forward in tackling an increasingly complex and growing threat.
11/04/2022
It was a record-breaking month in March for Women on Boards' successful WOBSX program, with five members landing ASX roles.
11/04/2022
Women working in health, medical and life sciences sectors have taken to their keyboards to combat gender bias on Wikipedia - one of the world’s most-visited websites.
7/04/2022
Women on Boards member Dr Liz Paslawsky is no stranger to working in disaster zones and supporting health services for areas in crisis.
4/04/2022
This weekend girls will be getting into gear when the Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix returns to Melbourne after a two-year hiatus - and two women who are revved-up and ready to go are WOB presenter Margot Foster and motorsport mentor Jessica Dane.
4/04/2022
Industry leaders need to take urgent action to redress the alarming lack of women in STEM, says Engineers Australia CEO and Face of WOB, Bronwyn Evans.
4/04/2022
Risk and compliance leader Shobha Nambiar and IT specialist Annabel Lui have been named the Women on Boards Personal Career Management Scholarship recipients.
30/03/2022
Economists, business leaders and parental advocates have long been calling for a new and improved paid parental leave scheme, but are the changes announced in the 2022 Federal Budget enough or will they do more harm than good?
28/03/2022
The proportion of female directors on ASX 200 and 300 boards has reached an all-time high, but is still well shy of the 40%, the Australian Institute of Company Director’s (AICD) latest gender diversity report shows.
21/03/2022
Women on Boards has awarded two scholarships to attend our new ESG Series to Karina Keisler and Carol Webb - two not-for-profit board members looking to broaden their ESG knowledge in the boardroom. The scholarships have been made possible by BDO Au
21/03/2022
Of the 120 companies who have met the exacting requirements to receive the WGEA Employers of Choice for Gender Equality (EOCGE) accreditation fewer than 30 are listed on the ASX.
16/03/2022
European Union states have given approval for a plan to set new requirements for gender balance on the boards of publicly-listed companies.
16/03/2022
The Russia/Ukraine conflict can seem far away from Australia, but there are many ways it can affect the management of Australian companies. This article focuses on three key issues and discusses actions companies can take.
13/03/2022
Companies supporting International Women's day are often a credential free zone when it comes to gender.
9/03/2022
With momentum building for a federal election, there are five key governance and risk management issues that need to be high on the agenda, writes The Governance Institute.
7/03/2022
To mark Women’s History Month, where countries around the world, including Australia, pay tribute to the women who’ve changed the country and the world for the better Women on Boards is celebrating the lives of trailblazing Australian females, past
7/03/2022
WOB is pleased to welcome Yorta Yorta woman and senior NSW Public Servant Claire Beattie, proud Wiradjuri woman and HR specialist with Paramount Australia and NZ, Helen Tran and Gloria Yuen, NAB’s Head of Risk 2021 awardee of 40 under 40 Most
7/03/2022
The global hashtag for International Women's Day is #BreakTheBias. At first glance this sounds worthy and is a simple but effective social media visual. The rationale asks us to all imagine and sign up to a gender equal world. “A world free of bias,
28/02/2022
Women on Boards is urging members to come together to help vulnerable women and children in Ukraine as the escalating violence puts millions at risk and threatens to displace hundreds of thousands of civilians.
21/02/2022
Former British Prime Minister The Hon. Theresa May encourages young Australian women in a bid to boost diversity and female representation in business and politics.
14/02/2022
Here at Women on Boards we pride ourselves on bringing like-minded people together. But when WOB member Christine Miller joined the virtual WOBChat event recently she had no idea she would be reconnected with a long-lost mentor and friend.
14/02/2022
Women on Boards is a league of extraordinary women. To showcase this we are launching our Faces of WOB - a new initiative that recognises and celebrates members who have made a difference in their field and had a positive impact within the WOB netwo
14/02/2022
Australia’s latest annual report card on gender equality has revealed a mixed result from workplaces, with small improvements in the results barely making inroads on the overall persistent and sizeable pay gaps, and decision-making structures still
14/02/2022
Governance Institute CEO Megan Motto on the governance and risk management issues she tips to be front and centre for 2022.
14/02/2022
With the increase in Zoom meetings and hybrid meetings, is it bad for business to have your video off? Or does mandating a 'camera on' policy discriminate those who would rather be off-screen?
7/02/2022
These days boards and leadership teams use the acronym D&I (Diversity & Inclusion) with as much confidence as they say M&A, EBITDA or COGS. So has D&I become just another acronomy in the business lexicon?
2/02/2022
Congratulations to Former Commanding Officer of HMAS Kuttabul, Christine Clarke CSC, who has been appointed Australia's next Ambassador for Women and Girls.
31/01/2022
The record number of women honoured in the Australian Day Honours is to be commended, but work still needs to be done on addressing the imbalance in the top echelons.
31/01/2022
A female-dominant team of athletes is preparing to represent Australia at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics when it officially kicks off this Friday.
24/01/2022
Women on Boards recognises the female cultural imbalance that exists in board and leadership positions. We are offering two WIL scholarship places in the 2022 Q1 cohort to culturally diverse women.
24/01/2022
For almost half a century men have dominated the Order of Australia, receiving, on average, over 70% of the awards. What will the percentage of female honourees be in 2022?
17/01/2022
As we welcome in 2022, Women on Boards founder and Executive Director Claire Braund shares her welcome message and shares what's in store for WOB over the coming year.
11/10/2021
One in three respondents to the inaugural WOB Counting Culture Survey believe they have missed out on a board or committee opportunity because of their cultural background.
15/10/2020
Women on Boards has used the 10th anniversary of its biennial Boardroom Gender Diversity Index to push for greater cultural diversity in Australian boardrooms.
2/02/2020
Women on Boards, the leading advocate and broker of women into board roles, released the Boardroom Diversity Index to kick start effective measurement and reporting of women’s participation on boards.
1/05/2013
WOB launches Guidelines for Gender Balance Reporting and Performance Australia.
22/02/2012
More than half of the ASX200 has not complied with the revised ASX corporate governance guidelines on diversity, WOB Traffic Light Index has found.
22/02/2012
More than half of the ASX200 has not complied with the revised ASX corporate governance guidelines on diversity, WOB Traffic Light Index has found.