Australian Women in Leadership Census

In its report Breaking the Glass Ceiling the International Labour Organisation (ILO) highlighted that there is no internationally comparable data on women in leadership positions with which to benchmark against other countries.

EOWA took up the challenge, which has resulted in the Australian Women in Leadership Census. An Australian first, the Census clarifies both the status of women on boards in Australia ’s top 200 organisations as well as women corporate officers and top earners in Australia .

Applying the business principle of “what gets measured gets done,” the Census is undertaken in partnership with Macquarie University and using Catalyst’s highly regarded ‘Fortune’ metrics with methodology approved by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). (Catalyst is the United States ’ most prestigious research and advisory organisation dedicated to women’s issues in business.)

It is expected that this quantifiable census data will advance the public debate about women’s leadership contribution and enable business to maximise further the financial benefits of Australia ’s diverse workforce.

The Census results will be launched by Senator Helen Coonan at an Australian Institute of Company Directors luncheon on 26 November 2002 .

If you would like further information on the Australian Women in Leadership Census, 
please contact Lisa Annese on 02 8900 3297.