ABSTRACT

There has been a sustained public policy focus on the governance of superannuation funds in Australia due to the compulsory nature of the superannuation system established in 1992. Much of the attention on governance relates to the independence of directors on the trustee board companies of profit-to-member funds. Little consideration has been given to the gender diversity of these boards. This article explores changes to gender diversity on the trustee boards of 59 profit-to-member superannuation funds between 2010 and 2019. It shows a steady increase in the proportion of females appointed to these boards over this ten-year period. It draws out some important differences in female representation on public offer and non-public offer superannuation funds. It also reveals differences in the rate and extent of female representation among member and employer representatives on these trustee boards. Finally, it shows that there is a widening pool of females appointed to superannuation trustee boards rather than a shallow pool of women who serve on multiple boards.

摘要

由于 1992 年建立的退休金制度的强制性性质，澳大利亚的退休金基金治理一直受到公共政策的持续关注。对治理的大部分关注与盈利性受托董事会公司董事的独立性有关。 -会员资金。很少考虑这些董事会的性别多样性。本文探讨了 2010 年至 2019 年间 59 家盈利性成员退休金基金受托人董事会性别多样性的变化。它显示，在这十年期间，这些董事会中任命的女性比例稳步上升。它得出了公开募股和非公开募股养老金基金中女性代表的一些重要差异。它还揭示了这些受托人委员会成员和雇主代表中女性代表比例和程度的差异。最后，它表明，被任命为退休金受托人委员会的女性人数正在扩大，而不是在多个委员会任职的女性人数较少。