Drive to appoint more women to boardroom failing, study shows

Lord Davies claims corporate world is making progress, despite fall in proportion of females appointed to FTSE boards

Lord Davies has insisted that corporate Britain is "stepping up and responding" to his call three years ago for more women to be appointed to boardroom roles, despite growing evidence that progress towards a more equitable gender balance has slowed.

For the last six months the percentage of female directors appointed to FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 boards has slipped to 26% and 29% respectively, according the latest report from the Cranfield International Centre for Women Leaders. This is well short of the 33% required to reach Davies's target of a quarter of board posts being filled by women by 2015. It is also a marked slowdown on rates seen for the preceding six months – 44% and 36% for FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 companies respectively.

See full Article: http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2013/apr/10/appoint-more-women-in-boardroom-failing