ASX300 gets “urgent wake-up call” as women executive numbers fall

New data from the 2022 Chief Executive Women Senior Executive Census (CEW Census) reveals gender equality is moving at a “glacial pace” in corporate Australia, with one in six ASX300 firms having no women in executive leadership teams.

The data shows there is also very little structural priming within executive teams for women to reach the pinnacle of CEO leadership as almost nine in 10 line roles - positions with profit and loss impact that often lead to CEO appointments - are held by men.

The census data also shows the number of women CEOs in Australia’s top companies has stagnated, remaining at 18 since last year.

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