In December 2014, the German government announced a new rule which would require German companies to fill 30% of their board seats with women. In 2016 23.6% of corporate boards in Australia appointed women to fill board ships. There are currently no laws in Australia requiring boards to fill seats with women directors. In Norway 35.5% of boards contain women directors which is the highest percentage in the world.
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Response rates from 34.4k Australia voters.
43% Yes |
57% No |
39% Yes |
37% No |
3% Yes, and the government should do more to require diversity in the workplace |
19% No, board members should be the most qualified regardless of gender |
1% Yes, but only for large international corporations |
1% No, the government should never require the diversity of private businesses |
Trend of support over time for each answer from 34.4k Australia voters.
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Trend of how important this issue is for 34.4k Australia voters.
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Unique answers from Australia voters whose views went beyond the provided options.
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No but the diversity statistics of the board should be publicly available and displayed as a visual indication
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No firstly board members should be the most qualified, regardless of agenda, and the government should never require the diversity of private businesses.
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No, but rely on the social justice movements to pressure businesses to have women on their board of directors
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Whilst diversity shouldn’t be forced, provide regulations that reduce gender discrimination in the workplace.
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i support the pirate party
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No, the government and businesses should encourage and strive for diversity, but not enforce it
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No, the best people for the job should be allocated the position whether that be man, women or other.
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Yes; female quotas, on business board of directors, are essential to gender equality and diversity; to ensure candidates are not overlooked based on gender/sex, which in turn allows for the best candidates to be selected, and is an important factor in creating a safe workplace, for all.
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