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Reality check. Having a woman on your board needn't make it diverse

  • Written by Akshaya Kamalnath, Lecturer, Deakin University
Reality check. Having a woman on your board needn't make it diverseThat's not real diversity: the women picked to be on boards generally belong to the same social networks as the male directors.Shutterstock

More women on boards is seen as an important indicator of gender equality and board effectiveness.

The Australian government’s annual gender insights report, published last week, says greater female...

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