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Just one in every ten board members on private sector boards is female.

By contrast, one in every three board members on Commonwealth boards is female.


Source: EOWA

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At Orijen we are regularly reading research and current information on women's issues and mentoring programs.

 

Latest Research

2010
Catalyst : Making Mentoring Work


Dec 09
Aequus Partners Newsletter

Sept 09
Gender Equity

1 July 2009
Gender Divide Equality

25 July 08
ADES REPORT

2008
Catalyst Unwritten Rules

November

2009
JBW Review of Women in the Workforce

October
2009 - AUSTRALIA
Women and Leadership Article

October
2009 - AUSTRALIA
Curtin News Women on Boards

October 2009 - AUSTRALIA
The Epoch Times The Norwegian Big Stick : Women on Boards

September
2009 - AUSTRALIA
Attitudes IT Germany study

September 2009 - Australia
Financial Review Article on Quotas

September 2009 - Australia
HBR Do women lack ambition

September 2009 - Australia
HBR Off-Ramps and On-Ramps

September 2009 - Australia
Women Leaders - McKinsey article - Sept 2008

March 2009 - AUSTRALIA
Orijen is currently conducting a survey about women and bullying in the Australian workplace. Findings will be released soon.



March 2009 - FRANCE
Global Financial Crisis: Are Women the Antidote? CERAM Research has analysed data from companies in the CAC40 and found that companies with a higher proportion of women in management have experienced a lesser drop in share prices since the beginning of the year.

February 2009 - USA
Turbulence and the emergence of women in executive leadership. This article suggests that opportunities for different styles of leadership, in particular the styles women bring to the job, may present themselves during turbulent times of change in organisations and industries. This paper is timely given the turbulence present in the current global economy and the opportunities for advancement this may present for women in senior leadership.


10 December 2008 - New York, USA
Women’s advancement in corporate leadership continues to stagnate, with virtually no growth seen in women’s share of top positions, according to the 2008 Catalyst Census of Women Board Directors of the Fortune 500and the 2008 Catalyst Census of Corporate Officers and Top Earners of the Fortune 500.


28 October 2008 - AUSTRALIA

EOWA 2008 Australian Census of Women in Leadership
shows that the percentage of women on boards and in executive management positions is in decline for the top 200 ASX companies in Australia.




September 2008
McKinsey Quarterly: A Business Case for Women
Companies that hire and retain more women not only are doing the right thing but can also
gain a competitive edge. They can take several basic steps to achieve even greater parity.
These companies will be able to draw from a broader pool of talent in an era of talent
shortages. What’s more, research shows a correlation between high numbers of female
senior executives and stronger financial performance.


3 June 2008
Catalyst and Families and Work Institute provide in-depth look at drivers of engagement among top leaders at global companies in this new study: Leaders in A Global Economy: Finding the Fit for Top Talent.

  March 2000

Women in IT - what are the barriers?
Network of Women in Further Education Conference Showcase Strategies for women in Education on Information Technology Conference Paper. 

Links


Please see the following links we hope you find useful and informative. Please do not hesitate to contact us with any queries you may have.

Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency

Catalyst Research

www.hreoc.gov.au
Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission

www.dca.org.au/
The Council for Equal Opportunity in Employment

The Office for Women

Taskforce on Care Costs (TOCC)

www.wel.org.au
Women's Electoral Lobby

www.aequus.com.au/aequus_partners_e-newsletters.html
Workplace Diversity & Flexibility Newsletters, with a different focus each month

Free ebook "Best Practice in Managing Mental Health in the Workplace", plus podcasts with Lynn McAtamney from Telstra and Bernard McNair from Mental Health@Work.

www.kingsmillreview.gov.uk/index.cfm
The Kingsmill Review of women's pay & employment

www.weforum.org/en/initiatives/gcp/Gender%20Gap/index.htm
The Global Gender Gap Report 2006