In financial year 2019, there were over one thousand women among the Chief Executive Officers of companies across Australia. However, there were almost five thousand male CEOs as of that year in the country.
Number of chief executive officers in Australia in financial year 2019, by gender
Australia's financial years run from July to June of the following year. For example, FY 2017 starts on July 1, 2016 and ends on June 30, 2017.
The CEO (chief executive officer) is also known as head of business in Australia. It usually refers to the highest ranking corporate officer (executive) or an administrator who is in charge of the management of an organization. The CEO might be also known under different titles, such as vice chancellor, managing director, general manager, managing partner or principal.
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (December 15, 2020). Number of chief executive officers in Australia in financial year 2019, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/645919/australia-number-of-ceos-by-gender/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Number of chief executive officers in Australia in financial year 2019, by gender." Chart. December 15, 2020. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/645919/australia-number-of-ceos-by-gender/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2020). Number of chief executive officers in Australia in financial year 2019, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/645919/australia-number-of-ceos-by-gender/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Number of Chief Executive Officers in Australia in Financial Year 2019, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Dec 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/645919/australia-number-of-ceos-by-gender/
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Number of chief executive officers in Australia in financial year 2019, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/645919/australia-number-of-ceos-by-gender/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Number of chief executive officers in Australia in financial year 2019, by gender [Graph], Australian Bureau of Statistics, December 15, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/645919/australia-number-of-ceos-by-gender/
