Lack of female executives in UK boardrooms ‘appalling’, survey finds
British companies are guilty of an “appalling” shortfall of women in executive roles, according to a FTSE board report from Cranfield University and EY.
The annual survey of the UK’s FTSE 350 raises new concerns that companies are not doing enough to bring through women in management positions despite hitting targets for women directors in the boardroom.
The number of women on FTSE-listed company boards has risen this year to almost 40 per cent but nine in 10 were in non-executive positions, suggesting the increase has been driven by appointments of females to such roles to comply with targets.
This story originally appeared on: Financial Times - Author:Daniel Thomas
