Cairns and Douglas region voters look to be ahead of the rest of the state in electing women to local government positions.

A conference held last week on the Gold Coast by the Australian Local Government Women's Association outlined that women were under-represented in local government on average across Queensland.

The conference outlined that women currently made up 32 per cent of elected councilors, 16 per cent of elected mayors and eight per cent of local government Chief Executive Officers.

Enter the matriarchal brigade of Cairns Regional Council.

A high percentage of women shine the light in representing our voters: our Mayor, Val Schier; the Douglas region’s division councilor, Julia Leu; and five other CRC councilors: Nancy Lanskey, Kirsten Lesina, Linda Cooper, Di Forsyth and Margaret Cochrane.

That’s six women councilors out of 10, or 60% of councilors. Easy math.

Add into that equation council’s CEO, Lyn Russell; and the manager of Douglas region, Liz Collyer and it seems the ladies have flown the flag for the "fairer sex" in grand fashion.

Perhaps the Far North is following a trend, in which women have recently made up a high proportion of numbers in politics around the country, led by Prime Minister Julia Gillard, Governor-General Quenten Bryce, and Queensland Premier, Anna Bligh. Not to mention their female brigade of advisors.

Minister for Women, Karen Struthers, said women deserved rewarding, exciting and challenging career opportunities in all sectors.

Minister Struthers said the Queensland Government was working with organisations, such as the Local Government Women’s Association, to improve conditions for women in the workforce and ensure access to leadership opportunities.

"The Association is working to increase the numbers of women in Queensland local government so that councils more accurately reflect their communities," Ms Struthers said.

“On average, women in Queensland make 19.5 per cent less than men and the Bligh Government is working to address that imbalance.

"But it is inspiring to see that local government is focusing on the important role and valuable input women can bring to councils."