- The latest percentage of women on ASX 200 boards is 15.4% (17 December 2012).
- The percentage of women on boards of ASX 200 companies and the proportion of women comprising new appointments increased significantly in 2010 and 2011.
- The figures are the highest they have been in Australia. However, we still have a long way to go.
- A total of 52 boards in the ASX 200 still do not have any women.
Source: Statistics for 2004, 2006 and 2008 are drawn from EOWA’s 2008 Australian Census of Women in Leadership. Statistics for 2010, 2011 and 2012 are based on the Australian Institute of Company Directors research.
Proportion of women comprising new appointments
- Women comprised 23% of new appointments to ASX 200 boards to date in 2012 (17 December 2012).
- Women comprised 28% of new appointments to ASX 200 boards in 2011.
- Women comprised 25% of all new appointments to ASX 200 boards in 2010, compared to only 5% in 2009 and 8% in 2007 and 2008.
Source: Research conducted by the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Number of women appointed to ASX 200 boards
40 women have been appointed to ASX 200 boards in 2012 to date (17 December 2012). Download a list of the female directors appointed to ASX 200 boards in 2012.
- 68 women were appointed to ASX 200 boards in 2011.
- 56 women were appointed to ASX 200 boards in 2010, a substantial increase on 2009 (10 women appointed).
Source: Research conducted by the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
