Women on boards

Increasing women’s participation

The Tasmanian Government is committed to providing the community with greater opportunities to participate in its decision making processes, and believes the membership of boards and committees should reflect the rich diversity of our community.

There are currently around 200 Government boards and committees with more than 1,500 members. They play an important strategic role in providing leadership and direction across every area of Tasmanian Government activity.

The Government is keen to see more boards and committees draw on the expertise of Tasmanian women, and has established an on-line register to assist in increasing women’s representation.

About the Tasmanian Women's Register

The Tasmanian Women’s Register is a secure on-line database of women who would like to be appointed to Government boards and committees. The Register assists in identifying suitable women who are skilled, experienced and interested in appointment. The Register is administered by Women Tasmania, in the Department of Premier and Cabinet.

The Women’s Register enables you to enter information about your educational and professional qualifications, employment and unpaid work experience as well as other areas of interest and expertise. You can also indicate your interest in appointment to a board or committee in the business or community sectors, and/or your interest in programs which provide mentoring support to girls and women.

Join the Register

Who can access the Register?

The Register is available to Ministers, Ministerial advisers and designated officers in each department, and is maintained in accordance with the Personal Information Protection Act 2004. The Register is password protected to ensure that the integrity and confidentiality of information is maintained, and only authorised people can conduct searches. You may remove your name from the register any time on-line or by emailing wt.admin@dpac.tas.gov.au

Printable version of the form for manual completion(PDF, 163 KB)