A three-year study has revealed severe gender imbalances in Australia’s international relations sector, despite some prominent trailblazers.
Key Findings
- Australia’s international relations sector has a severe gender imbalance in its workforce, despite some notable trailblazers in a few prominent roles.
- The sector is not acting swiftly enough to address the imbalance, with fewer women in important diplomatic and intelligence roles, policy-shaping activities and senior positions compared with international peers, the corporate sector and the public sector as a whole.
- This imbalance needs to be addressed for the sector to make its workforces more effective and innovative, using the best available talent to navigate Australia’s place in an increasingly complex world.