Useful Organisations

Director Training

• Australian Institute of Company Directors
  Leading national organisation for the provision of director training
• Chartered Secretaries Australia
  Provides an alternative to AICD courses, including an 18 month graduate diploma in Corporate Governance.

Overseas organisations

• EEO Trust of New Zealand
  Comments: The EEO Trust provides information and tools on equal employment opportunities and raises awareness of diversity issues  in the workplace.

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  International research websites

  Search Consultants

  Some that do Board work are Egon Zehnder, Korn Ferry, Spencer Stuart, Heirdick & Struggles, Boardroom Partners and Boyden International. They are easily found via Google. WOB has been asked for a list of Victorian search consultants. Here are a few that are personally known to us.

  National Women's Organisations

   

• Board Directors Network in USA
• Cranfield University Centre for Developing Women as Business Leaders
  
• An excellent resource and some of the best work around in terms of evaluating what women bring to the board table.
• Catalyst (USA)
• Long term research and advocacy for women on boards.
• Kathleen Townsend
• Cordiner King
• Waite Group
• Fish & Nankivell
• National Foundation for Australian Women
  One of the earliest national women's and a founding partner in the Women on Boards program.
• Foundation for Australian Agricultural Women
  One of the four national rural women's organisations and a founding partner in the Women on Boards program.