Executive Summary
4 December 2024
The Champions of Change Coalition 2024 Annual Impact Report demonstrates significant progress made by more than 260 CEO and board-level leaders and 255 Member organisations advancing inclusive gender equality across workplaces.
As the largest voluntary disclosure on workplace gender equality globally, the report reflects the Coalition’s commitment to measurable change, advancing women into leadership, closing gender pay gaps, fostering respectful cultures, and creating workplaces where all employees thrive.
Members invest in and prioritise this work because they believe in the importance of equality for all and the value of diversity within organisations, sectors and the community more broadly. Through collaboration and innovation, we are shaping more contemporary workplaces that will benefit organisations and employees now, and for decades to come.
“From innovative strategies that empower all employees to balance work and care responsibilities to embedding safety and respect into every workplace interaction, these efforts are creating tangible changes that benefit everyone,” said Elizabeth Broderick AO, Founder and Convenor of the Coalition.
This year, women’s representation across Member organisations increased in most leadership categories, including CEO, General Managers, Senior Managers, Other Managers, Non-Managers, and Boards. These advancements move closer to the Coalition’s 40:40:20 gender representation goal. However, challenges remain in equally advancing women into key management roles that lead directly to CEO positions, underscoring the need for sustained focus and action.
Highlights for 2024:
The 2024 Impact Report highlights several new initiatives, including the development of a more sophisticated gender equality measurement dashboard, the establishment of the Rail Champions of Change Group, and the completion of a decade-long review of progress of the Champions of Change Sport Group.
Flagship initiatives for the Coalition this year included action to close gender pay gaps, building gender-equal talent pipelines, fostering everyday respect in the workplace, and embedding gender equality into decision-making and organisational systems from the outset.
“Our goal is to achieve inclusive gender equality across workplaces within a generation, and the data shows we’re on the right path. However, our experience over the past decade—and the insights from the Workplace Gender Equality Agency’s pay gap data—make it clear that continued progress depends on sustained, collective action. Lasting change will only come when organisations, sectors, and nations work together toward this shared ambition,” said Annika Freyer, CEO of Champions of Change Coalition.
