Gender Balance on Australian Government Boards Report 2022-23

The Gender Balance on Australian Government Boards Report is prepared annually by the Office for Women, and reports on the Government’s performance against its gender diversity target. 

Chair and deputy chair roles

As at 30 June 2023, women held 42.3 per cent of reportable Chair and Deputy Chair positions on Australian Government boards.

This result is 1.3 percentage points higher than the 30 June 2022 result, when women held 41.0 per cent of reportable Chair and Deputy Chair positions.

Figure 2 details the portfolio results for the gender balance of reportable Chair and Deputy Chair positions as at 30 June 2023.

Figure 2: Percentage of reportable Chair and Deputy Chair positions filled by women, as at 30 June 2023
Figure 2 illustrates the Percentage of reportable Chair and Deputy Chair positions filled by women, as at 30 June 2023. Refer below to Table 4 for data.
Table 4: Gender balance of Chair and Deputy Chair positions as at 30 June 2023, by portfolio
PortfolioNumber of Chair and Deputy Chair  positionsNumber of Chair and Deputy Chair  positions filled by womenPercentage of Chair and Deputy Chair positions filled by women
Social Services (including Services Australia)5480.0
Health and Aged Care492959.2
Industry, Science and Resources191157.9
Veterans’ Affairs8450.0
Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry241145.8
Indigenous Australians11545.5
Attorney-General's16743.8
Education241041.7
Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts1465839.7
Treasury311238.7
Defence13538.5
Employment and Workplace Relations8337.5
Foreign Affairs and Trade19631.6
Finance7228.6
Home Affairs4125.0
Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water23521.7
Prime Minister and Cabinet200.0
Total40917342.3