Monday, March 08, 2010

Businesses should explain lack of women on boards, says Brown


Prime minister asks Financial Reporting Council to amend code of conduct
Claire Churchard

Gordon Brown has called the lack of women in UK boardrooms “completely unacceptable” and called on business to explain its lack of progress on the issue.

As equality campaigners mark International Women’s Day today (8 March), the prime minister said he wants businesses to report what action they are taking to boost the number of women in senior positions. He has asked the Financial Reporting Council, the corporate governance regulator, to consider adding this requirement to its code of conduct.

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