Women in sport governance

Research shows that more diverse boards (including an appropriate gender balance) make better decisions and ultimately achieve better outcomes.

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Sport New Zealand supports inaugural women in governance awards

Sport New Zealand is pleased to sponsor individual and organisation awards in the first women in governance awards.

Organised by Women on Boards, the awards will be launched at a dinner on July 17 in Auckland by the Minister for Women’s Affairs. Information and application forms 

On this page

• Meaning of belonging series
• Mentor programme
• Women in sport governance regional workshops
• Development scholarships
• Reading and resources

Meaning of Belonging series

Three excellent events were presented as part of the women in sport governance programme that examined the changing concept of belonging and its relevance to the world of sport.

Spencer Willis in Auckland
Presentation: Belonging (PDF, 1.28 Mb)

Kaila Colbin in Christchurch
Presentation: Ministry of Awesome (PDF, 746 Kb) 

Michael Henderson in Wellington
Presentation: The meaning of belonging (PDF, 2.28 Mb) 

Mentor programme

The mentor programme is currently full and we will not be considering new applications until the second half of 2013.
If you would like to be kept in touch with the women in sport governance programme in general please send your details to governance@sportnz.org.nz

Women in sport governance regional workshops

Applications for the workshops have closed and they were all oversubscribed. We are considering a repeat in Auckland early 2013 and further workshops later in 2013.

Videos

Sport NZ's John Page gives an overview of the New Zealand sport and recreation sector, setting the scene for the workshops.

Women in governance workshop presenter Lindsay Corban offers tips on how to get started in a sports governance role.

Resources from the workshops

• Slides from the workshop presentations (PPT, 4.81 Mb)
• Preparing a governance CV (DOCX, 16 Kb) (template)

Further information on preparing governance CVs

• Writing a governance CV (Ministry of Womens Affairs)
• Creating a CV (Institute of Directors)

Looking for board roles?

Please register yourself with appointbetterboards. 

Key references mentioned during the workshop

• Value of sport
• Young persons' survey
• Active New Zealand survey
• Change in seven selected sports (PDF, 776 Kb)

Development scholarships

Applications for the  2012 development scholarships are now closed and the recipients will be announced shortly. Thank you to the many women who showed interest in this programme

Reading and resources

For more resources, see Websites, news and groups.

Articles

• Our experiences in elevating the representation of women in leadership (PDF) Australian Human Rights Commission 2011
• Mars and Venus in the boardroom Stuff.co.nz
• Is there a payoff from top-team diversity? (PDF) McKinsley Quarterly
• Connecting corporate performance and gender diversity (PDF) Catalyst
• Australian sports minister talks tough on board gender balance
• The NZ Herald’s series on the “grass ceiling”
• Why Firms with Female Directors Make Fewer Financial Mistakes
• Australian Sports Minister makes gender balance in governance a clear expectation

Websites

• Professionelle. Online community for professional women
• Appointbetterboards. Register your interest in board service here. Fortnightly emails listing opportunities
• Ministry of Women’s Affairs. Excellent set of resources and information
  
• The 25% group. A group of private sector chairs and CEs committed to change
  
• Women on boards – New Zealand. A national advocacy group
  
• Global Women. A not for profit membership organisation focussed on leadership
  
• Women on boards – Australia. Women on Boards was founded in 2006 to improve the gender balance on Australian boards