As NAIDOC Week Focuses On Aboriginal Women, There Are Calls For Larger Australian Firms To Turn To Aborigines And Islanders Of Torres Strait
The increase in the number of women on the boards of directors is an ongoing problem, the last goal being to achieve a 30% representation among the ASX 200 boards this year , which seems unlikely.
Of the first 500 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander societies overseen by the Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Societies (ORIC), 400 had at least 30% women directors.
Moreover, since ORIC began to monitor the gender distribution of its aboriginal societies in 2009, it found that women still held the majority in the boards of directors.
Priscilla Atkins is the CEO of the Native Justice Agency of South Australia, and continues to serve on several national and local councils in the legal and media fields.
Ms. Atkins stated that the high representation of women, including many Aboriginal women, reflected their roles. within communities.
"Aboriginal women in communities are truly leaders in their communities – they are the ones who support the community and their families," she said. ] "I guess it's a little different in the non-indigenous community because men are still very active and are considered leaders."
Ms. Atkins said that despite differences in culture, ASX 200 The number of women should be encouraged and inspired by the success of Aboriginal societies.
"It's a fantastic example – you look at some of them, they make a lot of money, they contribute to their community" "
" They are really making progress and c & rsquo; Is because they have 50% of women on board.
According to the latest figures from the ORIC, between 2015 and 2016, the income of the 500 largest companies was nearly $ 2 billion, the vast majority more than $ 900 million – going to businesses in the Northern Territory
"So we are not talking about little money," said Hannah Roe, regional director of Darwin at ORIC
"Our Largest Registered Company in Australia is based in the NT and "last year, their income exceeded $ 95 million.
" Wherever your business is based, it is good to have diversity in your board of directors. And I think women bring a lot to a board.
"Just because they do not produce as much money as an ASX company, [it] does not diminish in any way the roles that women play. "
" Great hope for our future "
Women If we attend the event in Sydney, although there has been a lot of working to improve the lives of indigenous Australians, much remains to be done
Bianca Graham is a young woman who traveled from B roome in Sydney to participate in this week's events.
She says that she feels that her fortunes have changed considerably, especia
"I have the impression that we are really given an equal seat to men and non-natives," she said. Emily Beckley is from the Torres Strait and she is also in Sydney for this week's events, which she says offer invaluable opportunities.
She hopes that such events will help propel more Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people into positions that can contribute to a general change for the better.
"I would like to see more Torres Strait Islander women in politics, more Torres Strait Islander women and Aboriginal women from the far north to take on jobs that allow them to shape the future. political, to shape Australian politics, so that we can be recognized as First Nations people, "she said
Chairman of the NAIDOC Committee for nearly a decade, hopes that things will continue to improve for each generation
"I want our children, my grandchildren, to be what they want and know that they are part of an equal society," she told The World Today. 19659005] She hopes that racism does not play a role in the lives of her grandchildren
"I have great hope for our future, I have the utmost confidence in the fact that our future generations will come behind us narrative in this wonderful story, "she said.
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Aboriginal-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-island,
women,
business-economics-and-finance
Sydney-2000
Published
July 12, 2018 17:11:43
