A company's office building is shown at Canary Wharf in London, England, where much of the city's finance industry is located. Picture: 123RF/ MELINDA NAGY
Many in the FTSE 100 index of top listed companies are “well adrift” of the goal that one in three senior jobs should be held by women by the end of next year, said the Hampton-Alexander Review, which analyses gender representation. A separate goal that one in three positions on FTSE 100 company boards should be held by women was likely to be met, according to the Hampton-Alexander Review, an independent body set up by the government in 2016 to monitor progress.
“While on the surface it appears that representation of women on boards has increased, we know that many of these women are in nonexecutive roles. It’s time to give women real power, not just a seat at the table to observe.”
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