Monday, December 06, 2010

Number of women in Britain's boardrooms plateaus for third year running


Report authors call for changes to the appointments process

The 2010 Female FTSE report from Cranfield School of Management has revealed another year of barely noticeable change in the number of women in leadership positions of the UK’s top 100 companies.

Report coverThere are just 135 female-held directorships out of 1,076 on the FTSE 100 boards. Today’s figure of 12.5% highlights a three year plateau (12.2% in 2009 and 12% in 2008) signifying a situation of stagnation when it comes to diversity in British boardrooms.

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