Nearly half of the country’s top 300 companies have no women in roles regarded as pathways to becoming a chief executive – such as chief financial officer or head of operating divisions – suggesting men will dominate CEO offices for the foreseeable future.
Analysis by advocacy group Chief Executive Women found that 130 companies in the ASX300 have no women in so-called CEO pipeline roles on their executive leadership teams, while 173 companies have less than 25 per cent of their pipeline roles occupied by women.
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Sally Patten edits BOSS, and writes about workplace issues. She was the financial services editor and personal finance editor of the AFR, The Age and the Sydney Morning Herald. She edited business news for The Times of London. Connect with Sally on Twitter. Email Sally at spatten@afr.com
