women on boards

A new report has found a 60 percent rise of women in boardrooms but marginal changes when it comes to cultural diversity hires.

Alison Deans has been appointed chairperson of Cochlear, a Sydney-based medical device company that manufactures cochlear implants.

Dr Jane Wilson and Karen Penrose are expected to be appointed to the Rugby Australia board at this month’s annual general meeting.

Germany’s government has agreed to introduce a mandatory quota for women in senior management positions in the country’s listed companies.

113 ASX 200 companies have reached 30 per cent women on their boards while 87 companies lag. There’s still work to do.

Dr Kirstin Ferguson is the latest guest on The Leadership Lessons, a Women’s Agenda podcast series supported by Salesforce.

The ASX 200 has hit a record for the proportion of women on boards, with women now occupying 31.3 per cent of such positions.

Jonty Low has been appointed chair of the new Australian Associated Press board, joining recently appointed CEO Emma Cowdroy at the helm of the newswire

Could COVID-19 have been disastrous for women on boards? It’s possible. But the figure’s remained steady. Now for the recovery.

Appointed CEO of an airline at 38 and then transitioning to a full time board career just a few years later, this is how Andrea Staines made it happen

A lack of transparency and professionalism are some of the major frustrations with current board recruitment processes, according to new research.

Maybe there are plenty of women on boards, they are just not visible – which is a nice way of saying that they do not have much status or power, wrties Ingrid Bremers.