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Women in Leadership

Did you know only 3 per cent of CEOs in Australia are women, compared with 11 per cent in India?

Over 30 CEDA Women in Leadership events have been held during 2010 and 2011 in capital cities all over the Nation generating conversations about women in the workplace and in leadership. Topics discussed included gender equality, gender quotas, labour force participation and workplace barriers.

These events are aimed at promoting the cultural and organisational change required to recognise women as leaders and help accelerate the flow of women into leadership and senior management positions.

In 2011 Minister for the Status of Women, Kate Ellis MP, launched a publication at a Women in Leadership event in Melbourne. The publication titled Women in Leadership: Looking below the surface, examines unconscious bias against women in the workplace and includes contributions by a range of leaders including Dr Hannah Pitterman, HPCG and founder of gender Worx.

The publication is the first report from the ongoing work by CEDA in this area.