The number of female company directors in Britain is steadily rising. But new figures show that they are concentrated in traditional female industries such as health and social services and remain severely under-represented in other sectors such as finance.
An analysis of more than 3.7 million company directors for information services firm Experian has found that women make up almost a quarter (23 per cent) of all directors in the UK and are growing in number.
Female directors are also marginally more likely to be involved in profit-making businesses – 57.7 per cent of all female directors are involved in companies that are making a profit, compared to 55.7 per cent of male directors.
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