Employment 26 8 18 30.8 69.2 Environment 35 10 25 28.6 71.4 Finance 9 4 5 44.4 55.6 Foreign Affairs and Trade 50 21 29 42 58 Health 99 48 51 48.5 51.5 Human Services 3 2 1 66.7 33.3 Immigration and Border Protection 2 0 2 0 100 Industry 42 15 27 35.7 64.3 Infrastructure and Regional 27 9 18 33.3 66.7 Development Prime Minister and Cabinet 87 21 66 24.1 75.9 Social Services 50 24 26 48 52 Treasury 35 13 22 37.1 62.9 Veterans’ Affairs 31 11 20 35.5 64.5 TOTAL 639 233 391 36.5 63.5 Chair and Deputy Chair Roles Even with the change in the number of Australian Government boards and active positions on these boards, the proportion of women who hold either Chair or Deputy Chair positions on Australian Government boards has remained relatively constant. This data does not include Chief Executive Officer, Executive Director or Managing Director positions. Table 3: Gender Balance of Chair and Deputy Chair Roles Year Total Chair/Deputy Number of Number of Men % Women % Men (at 30 June) Chair Positions Women 2014 455 140 315 30.8 69.2 2013 537 167 370 31.1 68.9 2012 540 147 393 27.2 72.8 2012 and 2013 data supplied by the ABS
Employment 26 8 18 30.8 69.2 Environment 35 10 25 28.6 71.4 Finance 9 4 5 44.4 55.6 Foreign Affairs and Trade 50 21 29 42 58 Health 99 48 51 48.5 51.5 Human Services 3 2 1 66.7 33.3 Immigration and Border Protection 2 0 2 0 100 Industry 42 15 27 35.7 64.3 Infrastructure and Regional Development 27 9 18 33.3 66.7 Prime Minister and Cabinet 87 21 66 24.1 75.9 Social Services 50 24 26 48 52 Treasury 35 13 22 37.1 62.9 Veterans’ Affairs 31 11 20 35.5 64.5 TOTAL 639 233 391 36.5 63.5 Chair and Deputy Chair Roles Even with the change in the number of Australian Government boards and active positions on these boards, the proportion of women who hold either Chair or Deputy Chair positions on Australian Government boards has remained relatively constant. This data does not include Chief Executive Officer, Executive Director or Managing Director positions. Table 3: Gender Balance of Chair and Deputy Chair Roles Year (at 30 June) Total Chair/Deputy Chair Positions Number of Women Number of Men % Women % Men 2014 455 140 315 30.8 69.2 2013 537 167 370 31.1 68.9 2012 540 147 393 27.2 72.8 2012 and 2013 data supplied by the ABS
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