The House of Commons Library has published a research note titled Women in public life, the professions and the boardroom, which reports that in February 2012, 12.5% of FTSE100 company directors were women: see here (pdf). In the FTSE250, 9.6% of directors were women. According to research recently published by the OECD, women held 10% of board posts in listed companies in OECD countries in 2009: see here. An update is expected next week from the Cranfield School of Management regarding the recommendations made by Lord Davies in 2011, one of which was that FTSE100 boards should aim to have a minimum of 25% female directors by 2015.Thursday, 8 March 2012
UK: women on company boards
The House of Commons Library has published a research note titled Women in public life, the professions and the boardroom, which reports that in February 2012, 12.5% of FTSE100 company directors were women: see here (pdf). In the FTSE250, 9.6% of directors were women. According to research recently published by the OECD, women held 10% of board posts in listed companies in OECD countries in 2009: see here. An update is expected next week from the Cranfield School of Management regarding the recommendations made by Lord Davies in 2011, one of which was that FTSE100 boards should aim to have a minimum of 25% female directors by 2015.
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