This research examines the reasons that Australian corporations are not doing more to progress gender balance in senior leadership, given the wealth of evidence about the economic benefits. It draws on the findings of a qualitative study of the perceptions of 15 women in key senior positions, which highlight that despite Australian Workplace Gender Equality legislation, unconscious bias remains a significant obstacle to women reaching top leadership positions. The findings provide insight into the regimes that support the enduring gender order in contemporary Australian business and reinforce men’s continued dominance in its organisational hierarchies. Building on the successes of the Australian public sector, the researchers propose a National Strategic Action Plan for Gender Equality to address the current inequities in four key policy areas with the most compelling economic case: women in politics, women’s leadership in organisations, reducing the gender pay gap, and labour market participation.

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高级领导层中女性的障碍：无意识的偏见如何阻碍澳大利亚经济

这项研究调查了澳大利亚公司在经济利益方面有大量证据的情况下，并未为提高高级领导层的性别平衡而采取更多措施的原因。它借鉴了对15位关键高级职位女性的看法进行的定性研究的结果，该研究强调，尽管澳大利亚制定了《工作场所性别平等法》，但无意识的偏见仍然是女性担任高层领导职位的重大障碍。研究结果提供了对支持当代澳大利亚企业中持久的性别秩序并加强男性在其组织层次结构中继续主导地位的制度的见解。以澳大利亚公共部门的成功为基础，