Australian Sports Boards Must Meet 50 Percent Gender Quotas or Face Funding Cuts
Sports Minister Anika Wells launched the National Gender Equity in Sport Governance Policy on Sept. 10.
Australia's Minister for Sport Anika Wells during Question Time in the House of Representatives at Parliament House in Canberra on Nov. 8, 2022. AAP Image/Mick Tsikas
Sports boardrooms across Australia must meet new gender quotas by 2027, or risk losing government funding.
This means 50 percent of all board directors need to be women by July 1, 2027, under the National Gender Equity in Sport Governance Policy announced on Sept. 10.
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