National Sporting Organisations 2012
- 23.4 percent of directorships are held by women
- 17 per cent (11) of NSOs do not have a woman on their board
- 44 per cent (28) of NSOs have 25 percent or more of directorships held by women
As of January 2012 there were 470 directors on 64 funded national sporting organisations of which 110, or 23.4 per cent were women. This represents a 0.6 percent increase from 22.7 per cent in 2011. Eleven per cent of Presidents and 19 percent of CEOs were female in 2012, down from 19 per cent of Presidents and 22 per cent CEOs in 2011.
The good guys
In 2012 there are 13 NSOs with a minimum of 40 percent female directors, the same number as in 2011. They are listed below with the percentage of female board members.
- Netball Australia, 100.0%
- Australian Athletes with a Disability, 80.0%
- Skate Australia Inc, 66.7%
- AUSRAPID, 62.5%
- Australian International Shooting Limited, 60.0%
- Ice Racing, 50.0%
- Pony Club Australia, 50.0%
- Special Olympics Australia, 45.5%
- Australian Lacrosse Association Ltd, 42.9%
- Badminton Australia, 42.9%
- Riding for the Disabled Australia, 42.9%
- Softball Australia Ltd, 42.9%
- BMX Australia, 40.0%
The laggards
In 2012 there are 11 NSOs without a woman on their board, two more than in 2011. They are listed below.
- Australian Fencing Federation
- Australian Karate Federation
- Australian Rugby Union
- Blind Sports Australia
- Bocce Federation of Australia
- Cricket Australia
- Judo Federation of Australia
- Motorcycling Australia
- Rugby League – Australian Rugby League
- Rugby League – Australian Rugby League Development
- Tenpin Bowling Australia
Top funded NSOs
Women on Boards has again compared the government funding received with the participation of women on the boards of NSOs. The following organisations have fewer than 30 per cent of their board seats held by women and received in excess of $2 million from the ASC in the 2010/11 ASC Annual report.
- Athletics Australia, 25% female directors, $8mil
- Australian Canoeing, 17.7% female directors, $4.3mil
- Australian Paralympic Committee, 10% female directors, $12.8mil
- Australian Volleyball Federation, 14.3% female directors, $3.1mil
- Basketball Australia, 14.3% female directors, $6.3mil
- Cycling Australia, 18.2% female directors, $8mil
- Diving Australia Inc, 16.7% female directors, $2.2mil
- Football Federation Australia, 12.5% female directors, $9.1mil
- Gymnastics Australia Inc, 25% female directors, $3.5mil
- Rowing Australia, 12.5% female directors, $8.2m
- Swimming Australia Ltd, 11.1% female directors, $11mil
About the data
The data on board membership of national sporting bodies was kindly provided by the Australian Sports Commission. Other data was taken from publicly available reports which were analysed by Women on Boards.
