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Senior leadership roles held by women in government

Measure: Proportion of senior leadership roles held by women in government

  • Baseline value

    48%in 2022

  • Latest value

    57%in 2023

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Interpretation

An increase in the proportion of leadership held by women indicates greater leadership opportunities for women in the workplace.

Outcome: 6 Women are safe and respected in all settings, and experience economic, social, political and cultural equality

Sub-outcome: 6.3 Women enjoy full and effective participation and equal opportunities for leadership at all levels of decision-making in political, economic, and public life

Indicator: Increased representation in leadership roles for women

Baseline: 2022

Latest year: 2023

Data source: Workplace Gender Equality Agency Census

Source: DSS 2024.

For information about how this measure is derived, please refer to the Technical specifications for National Plan Outcomes.

Additional National Plan Outcomes data are available from the Data downloads page.

Time series

Senior leadership roles held by women in the Commonwealth public sector, 2022 and 2023

Data from public sector employers was reported for the first time in 2022, for Commonwealth public sector only. Gender composition of the CEO or Agency Head has not been included in the available data.

More information

WGEA Gender Equality Scorecard 2023

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