100 Women Leaders
A national study aiming to identify the pathways and key success factors for women leaders in corporate Australia
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Coming soonASX500 Women Leaders – 2011 Edition
In 2011 we again researched the performance of the 500 largest listed companies in Australia. What we found at the time is now widely recognised as evidence that supports the links between diversity and financial performance.
Shareholder Value
- 1 or more Women Directors – 3 Year ROE 6.7%
- All Companies – 3 Year ROE 3%
- No Women Directors – 3 Year ROE 0%
- 1 or more Women Directors – 5 Year ROE 9.2%
- No Women Directors – 5 Year ROE 0.5%
- All Companies – 5 Year ROE 4.5%
Insights
- Women hold 9.5% of director positions, up from 7.1% last year
- Companies with women on the board delivered 6.7% and 9.2%, 3 and 5 Yr Return on Equity versus -0.1% and 0.5% for companies with all male boards.
- 307 women directors and 10 women chairpersons
- 233 companies with women directors on boards, leaving 267 with no board gender diversity
- 235 unique women holding 307 roles.
- 20% of women serve on multiple boards versus 12% of men
- Average age of women on ASX500 in 52
- More than 1/3 studied commerce or economics
ASX500 Women Leaders – 2010 Edition
In 2010 the Reibey Institute delivered Australia’s first diversity study into the ASX500, including Australia’s first insights into the impact of gender diversity on shareholder returns.
- 1 or more Women Directors – 3 Year ROE 11.6%
- No Women Directors – 3 Year ROE 0.9%
- All Companies – 3 Year ROE 4.7%
- 1 or more Women Directors – 5 Year ROE 13.1%
- No Women Directors – 5 Year ROE 2.0%
- All Companies – 5 year ROE 6.0%
- Women hold 7.1% of all ASX500 director roles
- Companies with women on the board delivered 11.6% and 13.1%, 3 and 5 Yr Return on Equity versus 0.9% and 2.0% for companies with all male boards.
- 39 women serving on more than one board
- 225 directors, 10 chairpersons, 13 CEO and 45 CFO roles held by women
- average age of female directors was 50.2
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Executive decisions
For women, it’s harder than ever to rise to the top of corporate Australia – but things may be about to change. The statistics are appalling.
In boardrooms and executive suites across Australia, there are almost no women in the top ranks of our biggest companies. And it seems to be a peculiarly Australian problem; our overseas counterparts, including the US, the UK, South Africa and New Zealand, are doing much better.
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