High: Women on boards
The proportion of women occupying board roles at Britain’s largest listed companies has surpassed 40% for the first time. According to the government-backed FTSE Women Leaders Review published this week, FTSE 350 firms have reached the voluntary gender parity target three years ahead of schedule.
This figure is still some way short of reflecting the 51% female population in the UK. But the report did find that the number of male-only executive teams in the FTSE 350 is now just 10, down from 16 the year before. The UK government has declined to introduce mandatory targets for women in board positions, as the European Union has committed to.