Aboriginal leader Gina Smith was the first female deputy chair of the Central Land Council in the Northern Territory, and resigned in 2012."My thinking and my vision was around, 'how do we get everybody's work to resolve any issues we had?'""Sometimes there were issues that if certain men didn't find important, they wouldn't back it; you always had to push for it," she said.
Ms Smith said she believed land councils across the Territory were slowly acknowledging the need for more women in leadership roles, and that the issue required women to put themselves forward, too.The appointment of Ms Scymgour to the top job at the NLC was"an exciting time", Ms Smith said. "It's a very special appointment for a female in any role as a CEO; my advice to her is stay strong and do a great job," she said."I see it in our politicians and our CEOs at big companies, and Aboriginal organisations are no different.CLC chair Francis Kelly said the appointment of a woman to the Northern Land Council's top administrative position was a historic achievement and a win for equality.
Federal Indigenous Affairs Minister Nigel Scullion congratulated Ms Scrymgour on her"significant" appointment. "Marion has served Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Territorians over a number of decades and is a good choice of leader to take charge of the NLC at this crucial time in the organisation's history," Minister Scullion said in a statement."The NLC is one of the most important organisations in the Territory and has a critical role representing Aboriginal people in the Top End and delivering better outcomes for Indigenous communities," Minster Scullion said.
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