September 10, 2024 12:22 PM

Australia govt demands 50-50 gender split on sporting body boards by 2027

The Australian government introduced a new directive on Tuesday ordering national and state sporting bodies to have a 50-50 gender split on their boards by mid-2027 or risk losing public funding. The National Gender Equity in Sport Governance Policy also demands that half of board chairs and half of board sub-committees are women by July 1, 2027. "Despite almost equal sport participation rates between men and women, women are still underrepresented in governance and leadership positions across...