Diverse Boards

Why are senior-level women calling it quits?

Decades of honing their craft and climbing the career ladder is leaving little space for women at the C-Suite. Women leaders are leaving their...

Mavis Mullins is the first Woman President of Hawkes Bay Rugby Union

We’ve seen women increasingly join and lead boards, as well as women’s...

Traci Houpapa joins CA ANZ’s board of directors

Many feathers adorn the cap of Global Women Member, Traci Houpapa. An...

Ruatōrea’s only listed company has a high

Did you know that Rua Bioscience was originally founded to create work for...

Have you heard about the gender aspiration gap?

There’s many gaps when it comes to women’s workplace interactions. We’ve spoken at large about participation gaps, power gaps, pension gaps and...

Dellwyn Stuart and KPMG win at 2022 Diversity Works Awards

This year’s 2022 Diversity Works Awards has yielded a win for not only a...

More women now on public boards in NZ than ever before

The number of women on public boards in Aotearoa New Zealand has...

Higher numbers of women in senior leadership teams linked to higher profit margins

A new decade-spanning study attests to the power of having more women on boards...

Women set to achieve parity on boards by 2045: Deloitte reports

The Deloitte Global Boardroom Program’s Seventh Edition of the Women in the Boardroom: A Global Perspective report includes updates from 72...

How ethnic diversity leads to business success

By 2038, Auckland is projected to be a super diverse city, with Europeans...

FACTSHEET: How to Increase Board Diversity

Discover why having a diverse board is vital to a company’s success and...

Champions for Change 2019 Diversity Report

Champions for Change boards are now more than 37% women vs 22.8% for NZX-listed...

Why is Diversity on Boards Important?

More diverse leadership in organisations results in better decision making, better organisational resilience and better performance. It also opens up...

What is 40:40:20?

In short, the 40:40:20 ratio is about aiming for diversity of gender in...

27 NZX-listed companies still have all-male boards

Figures released by the NZX this morning show that New Zealand’s slow...

Let’s kick-start progress on board diversity

The good news? Commitment to diversity is at an all-time high. We know that...

Global Women calls out NZ’s embarrassing boardroom gender results

February 1, 2019: Following the New Zealand Stock Exchange (NZX) Gender Diversity Statistics report for summer 2019, Global Women calls on the chairs...

FACTSHEET: Gender Quotas: Yes or No?

What will it take to see more talented women in leadership roles in this...

The Quotas Debate

Time for change What will it take to see more talented women in leadership...

Report: Diverse Thinking Capability Audit of New Zealand Boardrooms 2018

Mai Chen, Chair, Superdiversity Institute for Law, Policy and Business The...

Fast Four Questions with Mark Verbiest

Mark Verbiest has been the Chair of Spark’s Board of Directors since 2011, a team with more than 30% female representation (compared to a national...

Julia Xu of Oravida: on ethnic and gender diversity in senior leadership

Global Women member Julia Xu appeared on NewstalkZB with Mike Hosking this...

Survey: What do you really think about workplace gender diversity?

What do you really think about gender diversity in the workplace? Here’s your...

Champions for Change: Top New Zealand business leaders pledge to push for diversity

Thirty-nine New Zealand business leaders made a commitment to achieve diverse...

Female managers have the engagement advantage says Gallup report

Female managers are more engaged and inspire more engagement, according to The State of the American Manager: Analytics and Advice for Leaders...

Deloitte report says quotas are getting women on boards but not into chair roles

The Deloitte Global Center for Corporate Governance has released its fourth...