Dr. Bridie O'Donnell, Head; Office for Women an Sport and Recreation (2017- 2021) along with a few SSAs share their insights on actions taken to meet the Balance the Board Policy.
In December 2015, the Minister for Sport released the final report of the independent Inquiry into Women and Girls in Sport and Active Recreation – A Five Year Game Plan for Victoria [1] – and committed to implement all nine of the Inquiry’s recommendations to enhance participation by women and girls and to increase their engagement in leadership and governance roles.
Recommendation 3 was to ‘Mandate gender balance and good governance principles’, with the Game Plan Inquiry making the following comments about implementation:
- A minimum quota of 40% should be set for female representation on governing bodies.
- A phase-in period of up to three years is reasonable for change.
- There should be annual monitoring and reporting against this quota.
This recommendation was noted as a founding reform in Safe and Strong – a Victorian gender equality strategy, released by the Victorian Government in December 2016.
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[1] Visit changeourgame.vic.gov.au for further information