Indigenous women ‘all but absent’ from leadership roles in ASX 300 companies, new census finds

Key points

• Less than 0.7 per cent of women on the executive leadership teams of ASX 300 companies identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, according to the latest Chief Executive Women Senior Executive Census.
• For the first time, the census tracked likely cultural origins, using Indigenous-led research from the UTS Centre for Indigenous People and Work.
• Professor Nareen Young said Blak women are all but absent from corporate leadership, despite Indigenous people making up nearly four per cent of the population.