Employers need to break down the barriers that keep women out of the boardroom, says Theresa May

Companies and customers could lose out if more women don't make it to board level, according to home secretary.

Government aims for at least half of all open board roles to be held by women by end of the Parliament

Business minister Edward Davey and Lynne Featherstone (pictured), minister for equalities, have announced a business strategy to increase the number of women on the boards of listed companies in the...

Diversity: Alternative approach to the Equalities Bill

The Equalities Bill, which replaces the ageing Equal Pay and Sex Discrimination Acts of 1970 and 1975, may well have trundled its way through Parliament in time for the Election, but HRDs know gender...

FTSE 100 falls behind the diversity trend: leaders are still largely British, male and 45-plus

Diversity strategies are still lacking in the FSTE 100, new research reveals.

FTSE 100 falls behind the diversity trend: leaders are still largely British, male and 45-plus

Diversity strategies are still lacking in the FSTE 100, new research reveals.

Businesses still need to improve the boardroom gender imbalance

Despite 2009 seeing a plethora of reports supporting the positive effect of having women on the board, many companies are still not seriously looking at ways in which they can improve gender diversity...

Cranfield report is discouraging for women aspiring to FTSE board director status

A report monitoring the male-female composition of FTSE boardrooms claims 'corporate Britain is failing women'.

HRDs warned not to ignore top talent

A third of top talent who have survived the recession will not stay with their company in the next 12 months.

Diversity Gender: Women raise the bar

There are still very few women in leadership positions despite persuasive evidence of their positive effect on profitability. Sian Harrington looks at the gender imbalance in Britain's boardrooms.

Successful female board directors are less egocentric than their male counterparts

Women in board positions have to be extra careful and confident in the valuethey add, according to a study of FTSE 100 female board directors.

Only a third of senior-level roles held by women, says UK Commission for Employment and Skills

If employers made the most of female staff, it could add 23 billion to the UK economy, according to the UK Commission for Employment and Skills.

Fewer women reach the top

Women will not outnumber men in the boardroom until 2081, if current levels of representation continue.

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