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Publications

The full set of Women on Boards publications can be accessed by year of publication from the menu on the left.

Special reports, research and other articles can be found below.  Some of these are accessible only to WOB subscribers. To become a subscriber login to the website and click the New Subscription link.

WOB Special Reports

• Women losing the board game
  Claire Braund reflects on what happened to the mythical term given to career progression for women.
• Female representation on ASX200 companies, December 2009
  Read the publicly accessible summary and subscribe to WOB for the data.
  
• WOB NFAW Submission to EOWW Review, October 2009
  A new strategy is required to tackle systemic discrimination across workplaces.
• WOB Submission to ASX Corporate Governance Council, October 2009
  How Principle 2 of the ASX Corporate Governance Guidelines might be amended to assist ASX boards take a wider view of their director recruitment obligations in relation to gender diversity.
• WOB Road Map for Gender Diversity on Australian Boards - October 2008
  WOB strategy for companies seeking to improve diversity.
• Focus on Health Funds
  Read the publicly accessible summary and subscribe to WOB for the data on health funds
• Focus on Credit Unions
  Read the publicly accessible summary and subscribe to WOB for the data on credit unions
• Female participation on NFP boards
  Read the publicly accessible summary and subscribe to WOB for the data.
  
• Female participation on selected rural boards 2005 - 2008
  Accessible to WOB Subscribers
• Female representation on ASX200 companies 2007
  Accessible to WOB Subscribers
  

Reference Articles

• Australia's Hidden Resource
  The Economic Case for Increasing Female Workforce Participation
• Government action to bring about gender balance
  Article by Arni Hole, Director General, Ministry of Children and Equality, Norway
• Establishing an Advisory Board
  Professional company director, Denise Aldous, on the benefits of establishing an advisory board
• Finding the right board for you - 10 questions to ask before joining a board
  CPA Australia
• Ten tips for directors
  Elizabeth Johnstone, Partner Blake Dawson Waldron
• Tips for writing Board Resumes
  By Kerry Chater
• How to network your way to your next board appointment
  Article by networking guru, Robyn Henderson

WOB Research

• Analysis of WOB Board Vacancies in 2007
  Ruth Medd
• Women on Boards up by 10 per cent
  September 2006 survey of WOB members
• Women and Board Positions: Getting our first break
  June 2005 survey of Women on Boards members.
• Evaluating Women on Boards
  June 2005 survey of Women on Boards members.
• Practices and procedures relating to the appointment of directors in Australia and New Zealand
  February 2004 research report for Women on Boards
• Report Summary
  February 2004 research report for Women on Boards
• Women on Australian Company Boards in 2001: Is the Profile Changing?
  2001 report on numbers of women on boards