UK: gender diversity and FTSE350 company boards

Yesterday's Observer newspaper reported the results of a survey commissioned by the newspaper concerning the number of male and female directors on FTSE350 company boards. The report noted:

Women occupy only 242 out of 2,742 seats on the boards of FTSE 350 companies, according to a study by The Co-operative Asset Management as part of our Good Companies Guide series of reports into ethical and socially responsible practice in corporate Britain. More than 130 companies out of those surveyed had an all-male board and the vast majority of female directorships are non-executive. Women hold only 34 executive board seats out of a possible 970".