Claire Braund is co-founder of Women on Boards, the leading advocate for improving gender diversity on Australian boards. Enjoy this In Her Shoes interview!
Claire Braund is co-founder of Women on Boards, the leading advocate for improving gender diversity on Australian boards and giving women access to board positions across the business, government, community and not-for-profit sectors.
In this interview we discuss:
The biggest challenge women face when looking to get on boards
How Australia compares with other countries and how the gender balance is showing up
What impact the appointment of a female Prime Minister will have on the issue of women on boards
Enjoy this interview with Claire Braund.
Claire Braund, Women on Boards
Women on Boards is a national program to improve the gender balance on Australian company boards. It has 8,000 professional women in its network from all sectors and industries looking for board roles on not-for-profit, government, private and public companies. More than 60 per cent already sit on boards.
Executive Director, Claire Braund, co-founded Women on Boards with professional NED Ruth Medd. She is an experienced director in the SME sector and has significant expertise in media, public relations and Internet businesses. Prior to setting up her businesses Claire worked as a journalist on regional and city newspapers and in management roles in the beef and cotton industries . She was a director of the Foundation for Australian Agricultural Women for eight years and is a graduate of the Sydney Leadership Program.
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