Founding Male Champions of Change
The first Male Champions of Change peer group, the Founding Group, began in 2010. The Founding Group started with 8 Australian leaders and has since grown to 28. Comprising of CEOs, Board Directors, Government Department, University and Military leaders.
Male Champions of Change work together to achieve a significant and sustainable improvement in the unacceptably low levels of women in leadership. For too long, women alone have led the way advocating for and achieving hard-won improvements. Yet many men hold the power and influence to help advance this work.
The Founding Group have seen real impact from their individual and collective actions. The Group has shared their approach and resources to help other leaders get started, build momentum and accelerate change towards gender equality. The MCC coalition now includes hundreds of leaders across Australia, and internationally, all of whom have benefitted from the Founding Group’s insights.
To be a Male Champion of Change on gender equality requires genuine commitment, time, investment and innovation. None of the Founding Group claim to have everything right. Yet they are resolute that championing change on gender equality cannot wait until they can all claim to be perfect role models. The MCC Founding Group are leaders who are willing to step up, work together, listen, learn and lead with action.
Who are the Male Champions of Change in the Founding Group?
- Alan Joyce (Qantas)
- Andrew Penn (Telstra)
- Angus Campbell (Defence)
- Andrew Stevens (NED)
- Chris Moraitis (Attorney General’s Dept)
- David Morrison (NED)
- David Thodey (NED)
- Dominic Stevens (ASX)
- Glen Boreham (NED)
- Gordon Cairns (NED)
- Gary Wingrove (KPMG)
- Geoff Wilson (NED)
- Ian Watt (NED)
- John Lydon (McKinsey)
- Kevin McCann (NED)
- Martin Parkinson (Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet)
- Matt Comyn (Commonwealth Bank of Australia)
- Michael Spence (University of Sydney)
- Peter Varghese (University of Queensland)
- Paul Anderson (Network Ten)
- Richard Deutsch (Deloitte Australia)
- Simon Rothery (Goldman Sachs)
- Convenor: Elizabeth Broderick
- Special Advisor: Frances Adamson (DFAT)
- Special Advisor: Joanne Farrell (Rio Tinto)
- International Ambassadors: Michael Rennie (Middle East), Stephen Fitzgerald (London) Cindy Hook (Singapore)
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Reports and Letters to Leaders
- MCC_Gender Equal Future of Work
- MCC Playing our Part: Lessons Learned 2016
- In the Eye of the Beholder: Avoiding the merit trap
- Property Male Champions of Change: Our Commitment Report 2016
- Playing our Part: Workplace Responses to Domestic and Family Violence
- Gender Balance at Every Forum: The Panel Pledge
- Our experiences in elevating the representation of women in leadership 2011
- Accelerating the advancement of women in leadership: Listening, Learning, Leading 2013
- It starts with us The Leadership Shadow 2014
Annual Progress Reports
- Founding Male Champions of Change Progress Report 2016
- Founding Male Champions of Change Progress Report 2015
- Founding Male Champions of Change Progress Report 2014