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.
43% Yes |
57% No |
39% Yes |
36% 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 |
See how support for each position on “Gender Workplace Diversity” has changed over time for 33.8k Australia voters.
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See how importance of “Gender Workplace Diversity” has changed over time for 33.8k Australia voters.
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Unique answers from Australia users whose views extended beyond the provided choices.
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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.
@9DXR7GG8mos8MO
No but the diversity statistics of the board should be publicly available and displayed as a visual indication
@99YMTFN1yr1Y
Yes, it appears this is currently necessary. Not forever though.
@9947KGR1yr1Y
Yes, but only if they have the same or higher qualifications
@98Z4LKW1yr1Y
It should be by skill not based on gender
@98V4L7N1yr1Y
They should hire people to the board that will do the job.
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