National Gender Equity in Sports Governance Policy

The National Gender Equity in Sports Governance Policy (the Policy) is a collaboration between the Australian Sports Commission (ASC) and the State and Territory Agencies for Sport and Recreation (STASR) to influence change and improve gender equity in governance and leadership across sport.

Unless otherwise exempted by the relevant Government Agency (ASC or STASR), the Policy applies to:

All recognised national sporting organisations and national sporting organisations for people with disability (NSO/Ds)
All State sporting organisations and state sporting organisations for people with disability (SSO/Ds)
Organisations receiving specified funding from the relevant Government Agency (e.g recognised active organisations, recreation organisations, peak bodies)

Our target

Consistent with the proportion of women and gender diverse people within both the Australian population and

sport participation, the ASC and STASRs have adopted Gender Equity targets for the governance of national and state level sport.

By no later than 1^st July 2027, ASC and STASR desire Australian sport to have achieved:

50% of all board directors are women and/or gender diverse
50% of chairs/deputy chairs are women and/or gender diverse
50% of specified sub-committee members are women and/or gender diverse

Whilst the overall target is to achieve gender equity across the sector, each Government Agency will adopt its own mechanism (some jurisdictions will adopt the 50/50 model whereas others will adopt the 40/40/20 model), timelines, and non-compliance measures.