Leadership and community

• Centenary of suffrage
  • Great Queensland women from our past
  • History
    • Key players
    • Support and opposition
    • Timeline of suffrage
    • What the legislation said
  • Indigenous rights
    • The Act
    • Fighting for rights
  • Resources for schools
• National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women's Gathering (NATSIWG)
• International Women's Day
• Seminars
  • Community leadership seminar series
  • Indigenous Women's Mentoring Workshops
  • Previous seminars
• Women into local government
  • Resources
• Women on Boards
  • For organisations
  • For women
  • Register of nominees

Information for organisations

Find out about the benefits that women bring to boards, read case studies of boards that demonstrate good practice, and link to useful websites.

Case studies

• Plumbers and Drainers Board Profile (PDF 93 KB)

  Note: due to machinery of government changes following the 2009 State Election, the Plumbers and Drainers Board was abolished on 24 August 2009. This case study, published March 2007, remains a valuable reference for good practice.

• Parole Boards (PDF 93 KB)
• Smart Women - Smart State Taskforce: Board Shadowing Program (PDF 196 KB)

Resources

• Bringing Queensland Women on Board (PDF 130 KB)
• Why Women on Boards? (PDF 92 KB)
• Strategies for getting Women on boards (PDF 97 KB)

Links

• Equal Opportunity in the Workplace Australia (EOWA) - EOWA conducts an annual Australian Census of Women Board Directors and Women Executive Managers in the top 200 Australian companies (the ASX200).
• Hudson 20:20 Series. Breaking the Cultural Mould: The Key to Women's Career Success. 2004 (PDF 728 KB) - This Australian research paper outlines the need for organisations to support women's workforce participation, and suggests some strategies to achieve this. There is a focus on analysing corporate culture.
• Catalyst. The Bottom Line: Connecting Corporate Performance and Gender Diversity. 2004 - Catalyst is a research organisation, with offices in Canada and America, specialising in identifying and addressing women's participation in business and the professions. This report finds a link between the financial performance of businesses and gender diversity on corporate boards.
• Allen, Jane. "Women on Boards: Why would you do it?" CEO Forum. 9 November 2006 (PDF 448 KB) - An opinion piece arguing for more women on corporate boards.
• Department of Trade and Industry, United Kingdom. Building Better Boards. 2004 (PDF 652 KB) - A resource produced by the British Department of Trade and Industry that presents strategies to achieve good corporate governance. Boardroom diversity is included as a strategy to achieve good corporate governance.