Between 1 July 2012 and 30 June 2013, a of 1069 new appointments were made. 509 (47.6 per cent) were to women, 560 (52.4 per cent) were to men. In 2011–2012, 41.0 per cent of new appointments were to women, 59.0 per cent were to men. * The Defence portfolio includes data from the following Departments: 2013 2012 Portfolio Total No. of No. of % % % % Men Women Women Men Men Defence 19 6 13 31.6 68.4 37.5 62.5 Veteran’s Affairs 18 5 13 27.8 72.2 31.1 68.9 This table provides a breakdown of the Defence portfolio’s new appointments for 2012–2013 as presented in Table 2. The Defence portfolio consists of the Department of Defence and the Department of Veteran’s Affairs. The table shows the total number and percentage of new appointments from 2012–2013 by gender. It also shows the percentage of new appointments for 2011–12 by gender. The Defence portfolio made 19 new appointments, of six (31.6 per cent) were to women and 13 (68.4 per cent) were to men. In 2011–2012, 37.5 per cent of the Defence portfolio’s new appointments were to women, 62.5 per cent were to men. The Veteran’s Affairs portfolio made 18 new appointments, of which five (27.8 per cent) were to women and 13 (72.2 per cent) were to men. In 2011–2012, 31.1 per cent of the Veteran’s Affairs portfolio’s new appointments were women, 68.9 per cent were to men. shows the percentage of women newly appointed to boards within each portfolio Figure 2 between 1 July 2012 and 30 June 2013 and compares this with the percentage of women newly appointed between 1 July 2011 and 30 June 2012. One portfolio, Immigration and Citizenship, did not make any new appointments between 1 July 2012 and 30 July 2013. Human Services made only one new appointment. More than half of the 19 portfolios appointed at least 40 per cent women to new board appointments. All portfolios who had not yet met the target, except Defence, increased the percentage of women being appointed. The Treasury, the Infrastructure and Transport, and the Resources, Energy and Tourism portfolios all appointed 40 per cent or more women to their boards during 2012-13. Figure 2: New Female Appointments 2011–12 and 2012–13 by Portfolio
Between 1 July 2012 and 30 June 2013, a of 1069 new appointments were made. 509 (47.6 per cent) were to women, 560 (52.4 per cent) were to men. In 2011–2012, 41.0 per cent of new appointments were to women, 59.0 per cent were to men. * The Defence portfolio includes data from the following Departments: 2013 2012 Portfolio Total No. of No. of Men % Women % Men % Women % Men Defence 19 6 13 31.6 68.4 37.5 62.5 Veteran’s Affairs 18 5 13 27.8 72.2 31.1 68.9 This table provides a breakdown of the Defence portfolio’s new appointments for 2012–2013 as presented in Table 2. The Defence portfolio consists of the Department of Defence and the Department of Veteran’s Affairs. The table shows the total number and percentage of new appointments from 2012–2013 by gender. It also shows the percentage of new appointments for 2011–12 by gender. The Defence portfolio made 19 new appointments, of six (31.6 per cent) were to women and 13 (68.4 per cent) were to men. In 2011–2012, 37.5 per cent of the Defence portfolio’s new appointments were to women, 62.5 per cent were to men. The Veteran’s Affairs portfolio made 18 new appointments, of which five (27.8 per cent) were to women and 13 (72.2 per cent) were to men. In 2011–2012, 31.1 per cent of the Veteran’s Affairs portfolio’s new appointments were women, 68.9 per cent were to men. Figure 2 shows the percentage of women newly appointed to boards within each portfolio between 1 July 2012 and 30 June 2013 and compares this with the percentage of women newly appointed between 1 July 2011 and 30 June 2012. One portfolio, Immigration and Citizenship, did not make any new appointments between 1 July 2012 and 30 July 2013. Human Services made only one new appointment. More than half of the 19 portfolios appointed at least 40 per cent women to new board appointments. All portfolios who had not yet met the target, except Defence, increased the percentage of women being appointed. The Treasury, the Infrastructure and Transport, and the Resources, Energy and Tourism portfolios all appointed 40 per cent or more women to their boards during 2012-13. Figure 2: New Female Appointments 2011–12 and 2012–13 by Portfolio
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