Increased number of women on ASX 200 boards is 'encouraging progress'

Latest gender diversity report shows that 26% of non-executive director positions in the top 200 Australian companies are now held by women The number of female appointments to ASX 200-listed company boards reached 40% in the first five months of 2016, the highest rate since the numbers were first monitored in 2009. According to the latest gender diversity report from the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD), the monthly rate of female appointments reached 47% in the first quarter of...