Publications
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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
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- 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
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- Female participation on selected rural boards 2005 - 2008
Accessible to WOB Subscribers - Female representation on ASX200 companies 2007
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Reference Articles
- Pipeline's Broken Promise
The Promise of Future Leadership:A Research Programon Highly Talented Employees in the Pipeline - 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