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More than 80 of the Federal Government's 500 boards have no women, while just nine have no men

Recruitment firm Randstad surveyed 7000 Australian job seekers. The respondents were given a list of 18 factors, and asked to select those they considered the most important when choosing an employer. The top five chosen by men were totally different from the top five chosen by women.April 29 2011

Women are starting successful businesses at a higher rate than men, could this be a backlash to not getting onto corporate boards...women making their own boards?

Australia's sex discrimination commissioner Elizabeth Broderick "first went out hard publicly, talking about introducing quotas - 'the Q word' - for women on boards...Then she approached 12 powerful men she knew had a strong commitment to gender equality...She never mentioned the Q word again.

though this report above is contradicted here - "women sidelined by boardroom boys" - http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/10/06/3030429.htm "Ms Broderick says the pace of change so far has been glacial and if it does not change she will push for quotas."

In a recent proposal put forward to Canada's major banks, Quebec-based shareholder rights group MÉDAC (Mouvement d'éducation et de défense des actionnaires) asked the Big Five to commit to achieving equal representation between men and women on their boards in 10 years. Shareholders strongly rejected the proposals, with an average of just 11% voting in favour. A recent poll by Compas Inc. showed that Canadian CEOs didn't like the idea, either, with just 4% expressing support for MÉDAC's proposal. Is this universal or do Australian CEOs think differently?

"Is it true that men get promoted on their potential while women have to prove themselves capable before being considered for a promotion?"