EVERY DOT IS AN ASX 300 BOARD

79 boards are still under 30% women. Which one is yours?

Pink boards have reached the ASX objective of at least 30% of each gender. Grey boards haven't yet. If yours is grey, make the next appointment count twice: it meets the target, and it adds a vital perspective your board is missing.

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214 boards at 30% women or more 79 boards below 30% 293 ASX 300 boards in the AICD Gender Diversity Snapshot, data at 31 January 2026.

37.6%of ASX 300 directors are women

34ASX 300 boards have only one woman

3ASX 300 boards have no women

48ASX 300 boards were chaired by a woman

AICD Gender Diversity Snapshot, data at 31 January 2026.

SMALLER LISTED COMPANIES

The count stops at the ASX 300. The gap doesn't.

Every number above covers the 300 largest listed companies. Most ASX-listed companies sit below that line, many of them micro caps and junior miners, and no one publishes a regular count of women on their boards. Every listed entity still has to set measurable gender objectives under Recommendation 1.5 and report against them, or explain why not.

38%

of ASX 201 to 500 companies had no women on their board, compared with 2.5% of the ASX 200. In mining, construction and utilities, women held just 10.3% of those seats.

Heidrick & Struggles, Beyond 200: a study of gender diversity in ASX 201 to 500 companies, data at 30 June 2018. The most recent study of this part of the market I could find.

THE FOUNDER

Renee Minchin. I run the finance of listed companies, and I sit on private boards that sign off audited accounts.

I see risk from both sides of the table: preparing the numbers, and signing them off. When a board needs a woman, the shortlist is too often whoever the chair already knows, the same few names recommended everywhere. Cast the net wider.

CFO since 2015, and currently CFO of two ASX-listed companies, in gold and in funds management
Non-executive director of privately owned companies
Audit and risk: works alongside audit committees and external auditors, and signs off audited accounts as a director
CGMA. Fellow of the Governance Institute of Australia. Registered ASIC agent and BAS agent

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Board-ready women,
indexed by industry.

Choose your sector. Each industry sub-sector holds 10 vetted directors, so the list you see is short and every name on it knows the industry. Where places are open, I'm recruiting now.

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01Financial servicesFounding director listed 02Materials and miningFounding director listed 03Hospitality and tourismFounding director listed 04Consumer and retailFounding director listed 05EnergyPlaces open 06Health carePlaces open 07Information technologyPlaces open 08Real estatePlaces open 09IndustrialsPlaces open

Every listed entity
Recommendation 1.5: a diversity policy, measurable gender objectives, and progress reported each year, or an explanation of why not.

S&P/ASX 300
A board objective of at least 30% of each gender, within a period you set. On a board of seven, that's three women.

5th edition, draft
30% retained and linked to succession planning. Expected to apply from financial years starting on or after 1 July 2027.

HOW IT WORKS FOR BOARDS

Free to browse. Names after you sign.

Browse, free

Search anonymous profiles by industry sub-sector. You see skills, experience, committees and every vetting tick. No names yet.

Sign the confidentiality agreement

One page, signed online. It unlocks names, full profiles and current appointments for the directors you shortlist.

Meet your shortlist

We arrange the introductions. Due diligence runs both ways: you check her, she reads your annual report and board papers.

Appoint

Consent to act, the ASX announcement and the Appendix 3X, drafted with your company secretary.

WHAT VETTED MEANS

Every tick, on every profile.

You see what's been checked before you ask for a name. This is what an anonymous profile looks like.

Identity and Director IDIdentity confirmed and Director ID checked.
ASIC and bankruptcy searchesNot disqualified or banned from managing corporations, and not bankrupt.
Police checkA current national police check.
Qualifications verifiedDegrees and designations such as GAICD, CA, CPA or law, checked with the issuer.
Executive experienceYears in senior roles, size of organisation and budget responsibility.
Board experienceListed, unlisted, government and not-for-profit boards, with tenure.
CommitteesCommittees sat on and chaired, such as audit and risk, or remuneration.
Skills matrixRated against a standard board skills matrix, then tested at interview.
Two referencesAt least one from a chair or CEO she has worked with. We make the calls.
Appointments and conflictsCurrent appointments and conflicts declared. Released only after a confidentiality agreement is signed.

FAQS FOR BOARDS

Questions boards ask.

What does it cost our board?

Nothing. Browsing, shortlisting and introductions are free for boards. The register is funded by the directors who list on it.

How are directors vetted?

Every director goes through the same checks: identity and Director ID, ASIC and bankruptcy searches, a police check, verified qualifications, a skills matrix tested at interview, and two references we call ourselves. Each check appears as a tick on her profile.

Why do we sign a confidentiality agreement?

Directors share their current appointments and conflicts with you, and that information is sensitive. The agreement protects it, and it records which directors we introduced, so the register stays free for boards.

Is our search kept confidential?

Yes. We don't tell anyone, including the directors on the register, which board is searching until you're ready to make an introduction.

How quickly can we meet someone?

You can browse anonymous profiles straight away. Full profiles are released as soon as your agreement is signed, and introductions move at your board's pace.

What if no one fits our industry?

Tell us the brief. If no one on the register is right, we'll say so rather than send you the closest match. Every sub-sector has 10 places, and we fill them in the sectors boards ask for.

Do the gender targets apply to us if we're outside the ASX 300?

The 30% board objective applies to S&P/ASX 300 entities. Every listed entity still has to have a diversity policy, set measurable gender objectives and report progress each year under Recommendation 1.5, or explain why not.

Can you help with the appointment paperwork?

Yes. We work with your company secretary on the consent to act, the letter of appointment, the ASX announcement and the Appendix 3X.

How is this different from a search firm?

A retained search typically charges the company a percentage of the first-year fee. Here the board pays nothing, the directors are already vetted, and every one of them is listed against the industry she knows.

How are conflicts handled?

Every director declares her current roles and conflicts at vetting, and again before any introduction. You see them once your agreement is signed. Our founder's own listed CFO roles are disclosed the same way.

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