On International Women's Day, the PM threatens to raise the stakes to ensure greater equality in UK plc...
Companies may soon be ordered to disclose what actions they’re taking (or not) to get more women into the boardroom, the Government said today. What’s more, Prime Minister Gordon Brown hinted that legislative changes may be on the cards if UK companies don’t play ball. Some commentators reckon the recent crash has proved that UK plc needs more women and fewer men in senior management positions (especially in the financial services industry) – but so far there haven’t been any great signs of a cultural shift. Not the Government is exactly providing a shining example in that regard…
According to research commissioned by the Government Equalities Office, for International Women’s Day, 60% of the public agree there are not enough women directors in big business and that it's time to end the era of the ‘old boy network’. And although things do seem to be changing,
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