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.