Victorian AMA introduces board gender quota
96% of members back the change to address the lack of female doctors in senior roles
10th May 2019
AMA Victoria has voted to introduce gender quotas for its board as part of a wider attempt to tackle the imbalance in female doctors holding senior positions in the medical profession.
Associate professor Julian Rait.
Members of the state group voted on Tuesday to ensure that at least 40% of the directors on its board were women.
Three of its seven board positions will be reserved exclusively for female