Baseline report

Data

As at 30 June 2023, women held:

• 51.6 per cent of Australian Government board positions
• 42.3 per cent of Chair and Deputy Chair positions on Australian Government boards

As at 30 June 2023 ten out of 17 portfolios met or exceeded 50 per cent representation of women on Australian Government boards. 

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Gender Balance on Australian Government Boards | PM&C

Released annually

Data

As at 28 March 2024:

• Women in the Government: 52.4 per cent
• Women in Parliament: 44.9 per cent
• Women in Cabinet: 43.5 per cent
• Women in the Ministry: 45.2 per cent

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Address labels and CSV files | Parliament of Australia

Ongoing

Data

Legislative Assemblies as at 7 March 2024:

• NSW: 40.8 per cent women
• Vic: 47.7 per cent women
• Qld: 31.2 per cent women
• WA: 50.8 per cent women
• SA: 34.0 per cent women
• Tas: 40.0 per cent women
• NT: 48.0 per cent women
• ACT: 56.0 per cent women

Legislative Councils as at 7 March 2024:

• NSW: 47.6 per cent women
• Vic: 55.0 per cent women
• Qld: N/A
• WA: 41.6 per cent women
• SA: 50.0 per cent women
• Tas: 53.3 per cent women
• NT: N/A
• ACT: N/A

NB: The parliaments of Qld, ACT and NT are unicameral – they only have one house called the Legislative Assembly.

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Data source

Manual data collection from state and local government websites

Proxy: Australia, Women in Local Government | UN Women

As required

Data

In June 2023, 60.4 per cent of the Australian Public Service are women, with women holding 53.4 per cent of Senior Executive Service roles and 55.4 per cent of Executive Level roles. 

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State of the Service Report 2022-23 | Australian Public Service Commission

Released annually

Data

In 2023, 44.9 per cent of judicial officers (judges and magistrates) are women. 

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Judicial Gender Statistics | Australasian Institute of Judicial Administration

Released annually

Data

9 per cent of CEOs in the ASX300 are women. 

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CEW 2023 Senior Executive Census | Chief Executive Women

Released annually

Data

In 2023:

• 29 per cent of Executive Leadership Team roles in the ASX300 are held by women (note: ELT constitute the CEO and all direct reports to the CEO)
• 18 per cent of CEO pipeline roles (group executive, COO, CFO) in the ASX300 are held by women

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CEW 2023 Senior Executive Census | Chief Executive Women

Released annually

Data

In 2024, the percentage of female directors on the boards of the ASX300 companies is 36 per cent.

The percentage of ASX300 directorships held by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples is just 0.3 per cent (4 people hold 7 positions).

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2024 Board Diversity Index - Governance Institute of Australia

Released annually

Data

In 2022-23, of private sector employers with 100 or more employees, 34 per cent of board members were women. 

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WGEA Gender Equality Scorecard 2022-23 | WGEA

Released annually

Data

In 2022-23, of private sector employers with 100 or more employees, women occupied 19 per cent of chair positions. 

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WGEA Gender Equality Scorecard 2022-23 | WGEA

Released annually

Data

As of 2023, the percentage of women who hold chair positions on ASX300 boards is 12.3 per cent. 

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Gender Diversity Report | Australian Institute of Company Directors

Released annually

Data

In February 2024, 40 per cent of managers were women.

• 30.2 per cent of chief executives, general managers and legislators were women
• 27.9 per cent of farmers and farm managers were women
• 39.3 per cent of specialist managers were women
• 47.3 per cent of hospitality, retail and service managers were women

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Labour Force, Australia, Detailed, February 2024 | Australian Bureau of Statistics

Released quarterly

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In February 2024, 58 per cent of part-time managers were women and 42 per cent were men.

• 20.1 per cent of female managers and 9.7 per cent of male managers were part-time

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Labour Force, Australia, Detailed, February 2024 | Australian Bureau of Statistics

Released quarterly

Data

In 2022-23, 78.8 per cent of adult women and 52.1 per cent of girls participated in sport at least once per week. Participation was highest for:

• Women aged 45-54 years (83.7 per cent) and lowest for women aged 18-24 years (74.3 per cent).
• Girls aged 9-11 years (66.8 per cent).
• Women living in major cities (83.2 per cent) and lowest for women in remote or very remote areas (77.4 per cent)
• Women employed full-time (85.3 per cent) and lowest for unemployed women (70.3 per cent)
• Women with a university degree or higher (87.3 per cent) and lowest for women who did not complete year 12 (71.1 per cent)
• Women in a couple or single with no children (83.3 per cent) and lowest for women with a younger family (80.7 per cent)
• Non-Indigenous women (82.6 per cent) compared to Indigenous women (72.5 per cent)
• Women who mainly speak English at home (83.6 per cent) and lowest for women who speak a non-European language at home (73.8 per cent)
• Women without a disability (84.8 per cent) compared to women with disability (70.0 per cent)
• Women with a household income above $200,000 a year (91.4 per cent) and lowest for women with a household income below $40,000 a year (75.4 per cent)

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Australian Sports Commission, AusPlay results July 2022 – June 2023 | Clearinghouse for Sport

Released annually

Data

In 2020-21, female sportspersons had an average salary of $29,516 and male sportspersons had an average salary of $66,779; a gender pay gap of 55.8 per cent.

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Taxation Statistics 2020-21 - Individuals - Table 15 | data.gov.au

Released annually

Data

For 2022-23:

• 52.3 per cent of non-volunteer and 38.8 per cent of volunteer coaches, instructors and trainers were women
• 45.2 per cent of volunteers in non-playing roles (includes the above roles, plus team manager, medical support, ad hoc support, or other) for adult sport were women. 

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Australian Sports Commission, AusPlay results July 2022 – June 2023 | Clearinghouse for Sport

Released annually

Data

• In the 2024 Australia Day Honours List, women received 50.5 per cent of Order of Australia awards. 
• In the 2023 King’s Birthday Honours List, women received 50.5 per cent of the Order of Australia awards. 

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Australian Honours Lists | Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia

Released annually

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In 2021:

• Females represent 31 per cent of sources quoted in news media. 
• Female journalists will quote women in 50 per cent of their stories but male journalists will only quote women in 37 per cent of their stories.
• Women account for 35 per cent of opinion pieces, while men account for 65 per cent.

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Women for Media Research Reports | Women's Leadership Institute Australia

Released every four years

Data

43 per cent of bylines were written by females. Excluding sport, 51 per cent of bylines were written by females. 

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Women in Media’s Gender Scorecard | Our Watch

Irregular release

Data

As at March 2024:

• ABC board: 44.4 per cent women
• SBS board: 33.3 per cent women

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• Who we are - The ABC Board | About the ABC
• SBS board of directors - SBS About

Released annually

Data

In 2022, 39 per cent of sport content consumers had consumed both women's and men's sport. 

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Data source

2022 Media Content Consumption Survey run by DITRDC and the Social Research Centre

Released annually