Resources

The sections below provide resources for women becoming board ready as well as those who are in positions to influence and positively advocate for the increase of women on boards.

Becoming board-ready

• ASX Corporate Governance Council: Corporate governance principles and recommendations (PDF)
• Australian Government: Board links
• Australian Institute of Company Directors:
  • Elevate your director performance
  • Good governance principles and guidance for not-for-profit organisations (ASHX)
• Deloitte Access Economics: Toward gender parity: Women on Boards initiative research report (PDF)
• Get on Board: Preparing your board resume
• LinkedIn: About us
• Queensland Government:
  • A guide for members of Queensland Government boards, committees and statutory authorities (PDF)
  • Join a board
• The Institute of Community Directors Australia: Board positions
• The Pennsylvania State University: A guide for mentors in the Women’s Leadership Initiative
• The Talent Management Expert DDI: Women as mentors: does she or doesn't she? (PDF)
• Workplace Gender Equality Agency: Gender equality competitor analysis benchmark reports

Key decision-makers

• ASX: Diversity resources
• Australian Institute of Company Directors: Which 2 heads are better than 1? (ASHX)
• Catalyst:
  • Inclusive leadership: The view from 6 countries
  • Why diversity matters (PDF)
• Deloitte:
  • 6 signature traits of inclusive leadership
• Male Champions of Change:
  • Leadership shadow (PDF)
  • Speeches
  • The Panel Pledge
• Maturity index tool (PDF) (or DOCX)

Board members

• Asking for feedback (PDF)
• ASX: Corporate governance principles and recommendations (PDF)
• Australian Human Resources Institute: Upcoming events
• Catalyst:
  • Are you an inclusive leader?
  • Board diversity
  • Board Ready Women
• Deloitte: Vision and goal setting guide (PDF)
• Emberin: Women's mentoring
• Governance Institute Australia: Guidelines for gender balance performance and reporting Australia
• KPMG: ASX corporate governance principles and recommendations on diversity (PDF)
• Male champions of change: Targets with teeth
• Maturity index tool (PDF) (or DOCX)
• Mentoring programs
• South Australian Government: Gender neutral recruitment guidelines
• The Commonwealth: Strategies for increased participation for women in leadership across the Commonwealth (PDF)
• University of Melbourne: Diversity policy template (PDF)
• Workplace Gender Equality Agency:
  • Gender strategy toolkit
  • Search upcoming D&I events and workshops
• YouTube—David Morrison: Former Chief of Army on unacceptable behaviours

Recruiters

• Aperian Global: 5 diversity and inclusion lessons
• ASX: List of diversity consultants
• Australian Human Rights Commission: Guidelines for writing and publishing recruitment advertisements
• Board direction
• Australian Institute of Company Directors: Becoming part of the conversation
• Board Direction: Your Board CV—7 points to consider
• Catalyst: Spot the gender bias
• Deloitte:
  • Compare your board's performance (PDF)
  • Skills matrix template (XLSX)
• Director Institute: Next generation directors
• Directors Australia
• Diversity Council Australia: Training for diversity and inclusion
• Equity and Diversity: Example onboarding pack (PDF)
• Get on Board: Preparing your board resume
• Harvard University: Implicit assessment test
• Her Business: How to write a winning board CV
• Human Rights Commission: Guide to preventing discrimination in recruitment (PDF)
• Institute of Community Directors Australia
• People Analytics: Unconscious bias @ work
• Queensland Government: Workplace inclusion and diversity
• Victoria Public Sector Commission: Best practice toolkit for recruitment
• Women on Boards
• Workplace Gender Equality Agency: How to set gender diversity targets
• Yale University: Challenging boardroom homogeneity

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