Gender Composition Analysis
Gender diversity across iwi governance boards
Female Representation
88.2%
of known gender
Female Trustees
15
current officers
Male Trustees
2
current officers
Gender Unknown
1,368
98.8% of total
Gender by Iwi
Iwi with 3 or more current officers, sorted by female representation. Female % is calculated from officers with known gender only.
Gender by Role
Gender distribution across normalized governance roles. Female % is of officers with known gender in each role.
| Role | Total | Female | Male | Female % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trustee | 552 | 8 | 0 | 100% |
| Representative | 179 | 6 | 1 | 86% |
| Chair | 165 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Other | 123 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Member | 95 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Deputy Chair | 82 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Director | 79 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Committee Member | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Alternate | 22 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| CEO | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Kaumātua | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Executive | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Adviser | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Secretary | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| CFO | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Treasurer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
Gender Parity Leaders
Top 10 iwi closest to 50/50 gender balance (minimum 3 officers, 2 with known gender). Ranked by absolute distance from 50%.
Female Chairs
Iwi where the current chair is female — a key leadership diversity indicator.
No female chairs identified in current data.
Data Coverage
1.2%
Officers with gender data
17 / 1385
92.2%
Linked to shared.people
1277 / 1385
47
Iwi with 3+ officers
Gender data is derived from shared.people records linked to iwi officers. Gender is inferred from names and biographical information, not self-reported. Officers without a linked shared.people record or without gender data are shown as ‘Unknown’. Analysis includes current officers only.
Data sourced from Iwi governance and financial records. Our datasets may not be complete. Automated analysis can produce errors. If you believe any data on this page is incorrect, please contact us at hello@nzxplorer.co.nz.
For informational purposes only. Not investment advice.