Increasing equity representation in governance and leadership

Board and other professional leadership opportunities can be rewarding, and enhance networking, strategic leadership skills and career pathways. Diversity on boards helps those boards to make decisions that support their communities.

Following are some governance and leadership opportunities on boards and committees in Aotearoa New Zealand.

Royal Society Te Apārangi

The Royal Society has a number of discipline based, governing or advisory fora which regularly call for membership nominations. These include:

Discipline forums and committees
The Royal Society Council
Early Career forum
International scientific unions on which the society has representation

Representation on a professional association is another leadership opportunity.

Manatū Wāhine Ministry for Women

The Manatū Wāhine Ministry for Women website has information available for women interested in moving into a governance role or wanting to take up a board position on their Build your governance career pages.

This includes the following:

Public sector boards and committees

There are more than 400 public sector boards and committees in Aotearoa New Zealand with around 800 appointments made each year. Information about Aotearoa New Zealand boards.

Register with the nominations service

Registering with Mānatū Wāhine's Nominations Service will match your skills, background, and experience with vacancies on public sector boards and committees.

Leadership Learning Hub

Mānatū Wāhine's Leadership Learning Hub has self-paced courses, workshops, and webinars to help you grow your leadership and governance skills.