'Lost momentum': The number of women on Australian boards has tumbled

New research shows some of Australia's largest companies have "lost momentum" in appointing women to board positions, while the number of male-only boards increased.

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Published 31 October 2019 11:17am

Updated 31 October 2019 3:32pm

By Charlotte Lam

Presented by Justin Sungil Park

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The number of women on the boards of Australia’s largest companies has tumbled, according to the Australian Institute of Company Directors’ latest report on gender diversity.

The AICD’s latest Gender Diversity Quarterly Report shows women represent 29.5 per cent of directors on the ASX 200 boards, by the end of September 2019. This is down from 29.7 per cent in July 2019.

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'Lost momentum': The number of women on Australian boards has tumbled

New research shows some of Australia's largest companies have "lost momentum" in appointing women to board positions, while the number of male-only boards increased.

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