Gender Balance on Australian Government Boards Report 2020-21

The Gender Balance on Australian Government Boards Report is prepared annually by the Office for Women, and reports on the Government’s performance against its gender diversity target.

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Text description of Figure 2: Gender balance of Chair and Deputy Chair positions as at 30 June 2021, by portfolio
Portfolio Percentage of Chair and Deputy Chair positions filled by women as at 30 June 2021
Social Services (including Services Australia) 100.0
Finance 50.0
Defence (Department of Veterans’ Affairs)◊ 50.0
Education, Skills and Employment 47.1
Health 46.7
Foreign Affairs and Trade 42.9
Prime Minister and Cabinet 41.2
Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications 38.8
Industry, Science, Energy and Resources 37.9
Defence (Department of Defence)◊ 33.3
Agriculture, Water and the Environment 29.7
Treasury 26.7
Home Affairs 22.2
Attorney-General’s 16.7