Women must represent half of all state administration boards: Gov

ROSA WOODS / STUFF

Julie Anne Genter says the government wants to set an example for the private sector

The government has set a mandatory goal that women make up half of the directors of all boards and public sector committees by 2021.

Women's Minister Julie Anne Genter said that even the government wanted to set an example in terms of representation.

"By ensuring that the public sector is represented at the top, we hope to inspire the private sector to improve its game."

More than 2,600 nominations are made annually to state sector councils including public enterprises, conservation councils and community trusts.

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But a Grant Thornton survey on private and public enterprises in New Zealand shows that Genter published the latest gender balance in the councils administration and public sector committees, suggesting that the government's goal is already almost achieved.

Women's participation had reached a record high at the end of last year, accounting for 45.7% of state sector councils and committees.

But Genter said the government was more ambitious for women than that.

Challenge across New Zealand to change the current cultures of the workplace and support women in leadership roles, not only because it's the right thing to do, but also because the diversity helps organizations operate more efficiently.

recognize the importance of diversity and become champions of change. These men help coach and recruit women for leadership roles. This is essential to achieve more diversity.

Genter said that the government was also seeking to collect data on ethnicity, in order to have a better representation of ethnic representation in the boards of directors

. its boards of directors and senior management.

Overall, there is increasing pressure to increase the diversity of managers and executives and to address the gender pay gap.

Last year, half of the new independent directorships in the United States were women and minorities.

In Britain, companies employing more than 250 people must publish their unadjusted gender pay gap figures.

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