By contrast, the proportion of functional roles held by women jumped by a third to 40 per cent over the same period. However, the survey found that across the broader ASX300, the number of companies with no women in executive leadership teams rose to 47 in 2022 from 44 last year.
She said: “Disappointingly after six years, we know that women’s representation into ASX leadership is going nowhere fast.”, which canvassed a variety of ways to increase workforce participation, improve gender equity and narrow the gender wage gap, which currently sits at 14.1 per cent. ASX300 companies with no women in their executive leadership teams include retailers JB HiFi and Nick Scali, materials company James Hardie, Mineral Resources, Baby Bunting and Flight Centre, the travel group.