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Gender Stocktake of State Sector Boards and Committees as at 31 December 2016 2016 © Ministry for Women PO Box 10 049 Wellington 6143 New Zealand Tel: (04) 915 7112 Fax: (04) 916 1604 www.women.govt.nz [email protected] Ministry for Women 2016 Gender Stocktake of State Sector Boards and Committees 3 Introduction All women should get the opportunities and encouragement to fully contribute their leadership skills and talents. The case for gender diversity is However, further work is needed, as This includes appointments internationally recognised. Greater there are still state sectors boards in made to state sector boards and diversity, in particular gender some fields where women remain committees considered by the diversity, is correlated with improved poorly represented. Cabinet Appointments and Honours performance of boards. Diverse boards Committee (APH) or other Cabinet While this stocktake shows that the are more likely to be effective, better committees, and appointments made overall representation of women on able to understand their customers by the Governor-General on the state sector boards is strengthening, and stakeholders and to benefit from recommendation of a Minister. women’s representation in leadership fresh perspectives, new ideas, vigorous generally, especially in the private The Ministry for Women does not challenge and broad experience. sector, remains low. For instance, count appointees who have been women hold only 17 percent of elected, appointed as representatives For the first time the directorships on the boards of of professional groups without proportion of women on companies listed on the NZX. Ministerial right of approval, ex-officio New Zealand state sector members, or current Members of Ministry for Women research has boards is above 45 percent, Parliament appointees. It also does shown the biggest barriers to increasing from 43.4 percent not count temporary boards or women’s leadership representation committees which are established for in 2015 to 45.3 percent in are unconscious bias, and the negative a particular project. 2016. This is the greatest impact that breaks and flexible work annual increase since the have on women’s career progression. Appointments made outside of APH Ministry began recording This shows that organisations need to or other Cabinet Committees are this data in 2004. do more to remove these barriers so by definition not included. There that more women can fully contribute may be progress made within these This increase is the result of their leadership skills to organisations appointments which is not reflected work done by Ministers and their and the economy as a whole. in the Stocktake results. For example, appointing agencies to identify and the Justice portfolio appoints to roles outside of APH and Cabinet nominate suitable women candidates Annual stocktake for board roles. The Ministry for Committees, and within the relevant Women has been supporting this The gender stocktake of state sector timeframe these consisted of 128 effort by promoting the appointment boards and committees is undertaken persons, of which 82 (64.1 percent) of more women to boards and annually by the Ministry for Women. were women. making its own board nominations It counts the Ministerial appointments from its extensive database of over to state sector boards and committees 1000 board-ready women. as at 31 December 2016. 4 Summary by Ministerial Portfolio Summary by Ministerial Portfolio Women Ministerial Ministerial Percentage Ministerial Portfolio Boards appointed appointed of women members members Prime Minister 5 8 3 37.5% Minister for ACC 3 22 8 36.4% Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage 14 89 34 38.2% Attorney-General 8 98 36 36.7% Minister for Building and Construction 6 47 13 27.7% Minister of Commerce and Consumer 14 70 28 40.0% Affairs Minister for Communications 4 23 9 39.1% Minister for the Community and Voluntary 2 10 6 60.0% Sector Minister of Conservation 29 231 97 42.0% Minister of Corrections 2 4 1 25.0% Minister of Defence 1 19 6 31.6% Minister for Disability Issues 1 10 7 70.0% Minister Responsible for the Earthquake 1 7 2 28.6% Commission Minister for Economic Development 5 23 9 39.1% Minister of Education 12 74 37 50.0% Minister of Energy and Resources 4 17 7 41.2% Minister for the Environment 6 45 16 35.6% Minister for Ethnic Communities 1 8 4 50.0% Minister of Finance 22 189 89 47.1% Minister for Food Safety 1 3 1 33.3% Minister of Foreign Affairs 10 43 16 37.2% Minister Supporting Greater Christchurch 3 16 7 43.8% Regeneration Minister of Health 55 517 318 61.5% Minister Responsible for HNZC 1 8 2 25.0% Minister of Internal Affairs 31 159 91 57.2% Minister of Justice 53 227 81 35.7% Minister for Land Information 4 20 9 45.0% Minister of Local Government 1 4 1 25.0% Ministry for Women 2016 Gender Stocktake of State Sector Boards and Committees 5 Women Ministerial Ministerial Percentage Ministerial Portfolio Boards appointed appointed of women members members Minister for Māori Development 6 37 17 45.9% Minister of Pacific Peoples 3 19 10 52.6% Minister for Primary Industries 15 74 28 37.8% Minister for Racing 2 8 2 25.0% Minister of Science and Innovation 12 89 34 38.2% Minister for Small Business 1 11 5 45.5% Minister for Social Development 17 63 33 52.4% Minister for Social Housing 1 3 1 33.3% Minister for Sport and Recreation 4 28 9 32.1% Minister for State Owned Enterprises 20 113 40 35.4% Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills and 28 116 48 41.4% Employment Minister of Tourism 3 16 4 25.0% Minister of Transport 7 43 7 16.3% Minister for Treaty of Waitangi 1 2 2 100.0% Negotiations Minister of Veterans' Affairs 4 20 9 45.0% Minister for Whānau Ora 1 4 1 25.0% Minister for Women 1 8 6 75.0% Minister of Workplace Relations and Safety 4 28 16 57.1% Total 429 2673 1210 45.3% 6 Summary by Administering Agency Summary by Administering Agency Women Ministerial Administering Ministerial Percentage Boards appointed agency appointed of women members members Accident Compensation Corporation 1 8 2 25.0% Department of Conservation 29 231 97 42.0% Department of Corrections 2 4 1 25.0% Department of Internal Affairs 49 316 167 52.8% Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet 3 5 2 40.0% Land Information New Zealand 4 20 9 45.0% Ministry for Culture and Heritage 16 105 38 36.2% Ministry for the Environment 6 45 16 35.6% Ministry for Pacific Peoples 3 19 10 52.6% Ministry for Primary Industries 14 68 26 38.2% Ministry for Women 1 8 6 75.0% Ministry of Business, Innovation 45 266 104 39.1% and Employment Ministry of Education 12 78 38 48.7% Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade 10 43 16 37.2% Ministry of Health 55 517 318 61.5% Ministry of Justice 60 318 115 36.2% Ministry of Social Development 18 73 40 54.8% Ministry of Transport 7 43 7 16.3% New Zealand Defence Force 5 39 15 38.5% Office of the Prime Minister’s Science 1 1 0 0.0% Advisory Committee Parliamentary Counsel Office 1 1 0 0.0% Te Puni Ko-kiri 8 46 19 41.3% Tertiary Education Commission 26 101 42 41.6% Treasury 52 312 121 38.8% Not Allocated 1 6 1 16.7% Total 429 2673 1210 45.3% Ministry for Women 2016 Gender Stocktake of State Sector Boards and Committees 7 Results listed by Administering Agency Women Ministerial Board or committee Ministerial Percentage Boards appointed by agency appointed of women members members Accident Compensation Corporation 1 8 2 25.0% Motorcycle Safety Advisory Council 1 8 2 25.0% Department of Conservation 29 231 97 42.0% Aotea Conservation Park Advisory 1 10 6 60.0% Committee Auckland Conservation Board 1 12 5 41.7% Bay of Plenty Conservation Board 1 9 4 44.4% Canterbury Aoraki Conservation Board 1 11 5 45.5% Chatham Islands Conservation Board 1 7 6 85.7% East Coast / Hawke’s Bay Conservation 1 7 6 85.7% Board Game Animal Council 1 11 1 9.1% Hauraki Gulf Forum 1 6 4 66.7% Kaikoura Marine Guardians 1 11 3 27.3% Nature Heritage Fund Committee 1 5 2 40.0% Nelson/Marlborough Conservation Board 1 11 7 63.6% New Zealand Conservation Authority 1 13 5 38.5% New Zealand Game Bird Habitat Trust 1 6 1 16.7% Board Nga Whenua Rahui Komiti 1 6 1 16.7% Ngāti Awa Joint Management Committee 1 5 2 40.0% Northland Conservation Board 1 7 4 57.1% Otago Conservation Board 1 8 4 50.0% Predator Free 2050 Ltd 1 9 3 33.3% Queen Elizabeth II National Trust Board 1 4 2 50.0% Southland Conservation Board 1 10 3 30.0% Taranaki/Whanganui Conservation Board 1 9 4 44.4% Te Hiku o Te Ika Conservation Board 1 4 1 25.0% 8 Results listed by Administering Agency Women Ministerial Board or committee Ministerial Percentage Boards appointed by agency appointed of women members members Te Poari Whakahaere o Taupo-Nui-a-Tia 1 2 1 50.0% Taupo-Nui-a-Tia Management Board Te Tatau Pounamu o Te Awa o Te Atua (Ngāti Awa and Ngāti Tu-wharetoa Joint 1 6 1 16.7% Advisory Committee) Te Urewera Board 1 4 1 25.0% Tongariro/Taupo Conservation Board 1 8 3 37.5% Waikato Conservation Board 1 10 4 40.0% Wellington Conservation Board 1 9 4 44.4% West Coast/Tai Poutini Conservation Board 1 11 4 36.4% Department of Corrections 2 4 1 25.0% Community Impact Forum 1 1 0 0.0% Social Impact Fund Allocation Committee 1 3 1 33.3% Department of Internal Affairs 49 316 167 52.8% Archives Council 1 6 4 66.7% Bay of Plenty Community Trust 1 12 3 25.0% Charities Registration Board 1 3 1 33.3% Chinese Poll Tax Heritage Trust 1 8 4 50.0% Community Trust of Mid and South 1 10 6 60.0% Canterbury Community Trust of Southland 1 10 4 40.0% Eastern and Central Community Trust 1 12 5 41.7% Film and Literature Board of Review 1 9 5 55.6% Film and Video Labelling