The 2021 Queen’s Birthday Honours list boasts the highest proportion of female recipients in the history of Order of Australia honours, says Governor-General David Hurley.
But women’s advocacy groups say that for women to comprise 44 per cent of the 947 honourees in the order’s general division is not good enough.The groups called for mandating of equal numbers honours going to males and females, but General Hurley stopped short of supporting such a move.
At the time, General Hurley admitted that criticisms of a bias towards men were valid, and there were not enough Indigenous recipients. He vowed to campaign for change, including asking peak bodies to seek more female nominations. Victorian Women’s Trust executive director Mary Crooks agreed. She said 44 per cent was a great improvement but not sufficient.on the issue, General Hurley did not address the topic of quotas, but said the Order of Australia must reflect the diversity of Australia, and encouraged people to nominate others.
David McAllister, who was the Australian Ballet’s artistic director for 20 years, was among five recipients of the top-rung Companion of the Order of Australia .
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