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Nearly three-quarters of Order of Australia awards go to men, reflecting imbalance in nominations<\/h2>\n<\/header>\n

Some 680 Australians were recognised with Order of Australia awards, made up of 496 men and 184 women.<\/p>\n

The differential didn\u2019t go unnoticed by the Council of the Order of Australia, AAP<\/strong> reports.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe gender balance of this year\u2019s honours list more broadly is both a cause for concern and, the council hopes, a prompt for community action,\u201d it said in a statement<\/a>, going on:<\/p>\n

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<\/svg>There is no doubt there are as many outstanding women contributing to our communities as there are men \u2026 the council would like to see this balance reflected across all nominations and, therefore, outcomes at all levels of award.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Honours are the result of nominations, and anyone can nominate a worthy Australian for recognition. The council noted that \u201cmany more\u201d nominations for men are being received than for women, and the body \u201cmust consider the nominations for Australians that are in the system\u201d.<\/p>\n

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<\/svg>We encourage all Australians to look around their community, their workplaces and the whole of our society, identify the women, as well as the men, who make a difference and whose impact is profound and nominate them so they can be celebrated through the Order of Australia.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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