Australia: share of CEOs by gender

In financial year 2019, about 17.1 percent of the Chief Executive Officers in Australia were women. The majority of the officers were men amounting to almost 83 percent that year.

Share of chief executive officers in Australia in financial year 2019, by gender

Characteristic	Share of CEOs
Males	82.9%
Females	17.1%

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Release date

December 2020

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Region

Australia

Survey time period

financial year 2019

Age group

18 years and older

Supplementary notes

Australia's financial years run from July to June of the following year. For example, FY 2017 starts on July 1, 2016 and ends on June 30, 2017.

The CEO (chief executive officer) is also known as head of business in Australia. It usually refers to the highest ranking corporate officer (executive) or an administrator who is in charge of the management of an organization. The CEO might be also known under different titles, such as vice chancellor, managing director, general manager, managing partner or principal.

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