Baseline report
Data as at March 2024
This report provides sources and reference points for each indicator and measure listed in the reporting framework of Working for Women: A Strategy for Gender Equality. As a baseline, this is a point-in-time data and reference set on the status of gender equality in Australia at the time of the Strategy's release on 7 March 2024.
This report lists the data the Government will monitor to assess the impact of Working for Women and progress towards gender equality over the next 10 years. These data points have been selected in order to track progress against the ambitions of Working for Women and provide insight into the experiences of women and men in Australia. This baseline report will inform the mid-point review of Working for Women to be conducted in 2029.
Data sources used in this report are reported on different cycles from monthly through to every five years. Some data sources are updated on an ad hoc basis. The mid-point review will include the release of a mid-point update to the baseline to track change towards gender equality. Data measures and sources may also be added over time where more appropriate data sets emerge.
Where available, the data includes disaggregated data for First Nations people, culturally and linguistically diverse people, people with disability, people of different ages, and LGBTIQA+ people. There are limitations to this data in some cases, particularly where there are small population or sample sizes. The Government will work to improve data to help inform better outcomes for all Australians.
In addition to this report and the mid-point review, the Government will continue to release Status of Women Report Cards annually, highlighting key statistics across the priority areas of Working for Women.
Where indicators are informed by targets from existing strategies, time frames and target levels have been included in this report. The remaining indicators outline directional goals, but are not targets with specific time frames.
Priority area 5. Leadership, representation and decision-making: Close leadership and representation gaps
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5.1.1 | Women continue to hold 50 per cent of Australian Government board positions Aligns with the Australian Government's targets for gender balance on Australian Government boards |
The percentage of women and men on government boards |
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5.1.2 | Women represented in the Federal Parliament | The percentage of women and men in the Government, Parliament, Cabinet and Ministry |
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5.1.3 | Women represented in state and local governments | The percentage of women and men in state and local governments |
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5.1.4 | Women represented across Australian Public Service and Senior Executive Service roles | Proportion of APS employees who are women. Proportion of SES and EL employees who are women. |
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5.1.5 | Women are represented in the judiciary | The percentage of women judges and magistrates |
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5.2.1 | Women represented in CEO positions | The percentage of women CEOs in the ASX300 |
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5.2.2 | Women represented in Executive Leadership Team roles (pipeline roles to CEO positions) | The percentage of women in Executive Leadership Team roles in the ASX300 |
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5.2.3 | Women represented on boards | The percentage of women on ASX300 boards |
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5.2.3 | Women represented on boards | The percentage of women on boards |
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5.2.4 | Women represented in chair positions | The percentage of women chairs |
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5.2.4 | Women represented in chair positions | The percentage of women ASX300 chairs |
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5.2.5 | Rates of gender balance in management roles | The percentage of managers that are male and female |
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5.2.6 | Part-time in management roles | The percentage of managers that work part-time |
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5.3.1 | Women and girls participating in sport | The women’s sport-related participation rate, by age group |
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5.3.2 | Gender pay gap in sports | The average salaries of women and men sportspersons |
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5.3.3 | Women in paid non-player roles in sport, including as administrators, coaches and in leadership positions | The percentage of women represented as administrators, coaches and officials for organised sport |
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5.4.1 | Women recipients of the Order of Australia (General Division) | The percentage of recipients of the Order of Australia (General Division) who are women |
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5.5.1 | Quoted women experts and sources in media | The percentage of sources quoted in media stories who are women |
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5.5.2 | Women’s bylines in media | The percentage of bylines written by women |
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5.5.3 | Women represented on boards for publicly owned broadcasters | The percentage of the ABC and SBS boards who are women |
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5.5.4 | Public interest in male and female representation in sports coverage | The percentage of people consuming sports content who engaged with both women's and men's sport |
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