Seven institutional investors in UK listed companies have asked FTSE 350 chairmen to declare their aspirational goals for the representation of women on their boards in 2013 and 2015 by the end of...
Lord Davies’ report gave FTSE 100 companies until yesterday to sign up to the 25% female representation at board level but an extension has been given until the end of the month, for companies to...
More than 5,400 women are "missing" from Britain’s 26,000 most powerful posts and at the current rate of change it will take 70 years to reach an equal number of men and women directors of FTSE 100...
Women are increasingly breaking through the ‘glass ceiling’ and have growing employment opportunities, particularly in terms of career advancement and remuneration, according to a report published...
The glass ceiling preventing women from climbing to the upper rungs of the corporate ladder will still be firmly in place at the end of this decade, according to a new report published today by...
Executive search firms working in the FT350 have set up a voluntary code to improve gender diversity in boardrooms, in response to the Davies Review of Women on Boards, which was published in February...
The statue of Lady Justice on top of the Central Criminal Court – the Old Bailey – in London has become a striking symbol of equality, as she stands proudly emblazoned in gold, holding a set of scales...
UK employers are against voluntary or compulsory quotas for women on the board being foisted upon FTSE companies.
The European Union’s plans to enforce gender diversity quotas on boards are advancing with calls in the European Parliament for EU-wide legislation to be put in place ensuring minimum female...
Variety is the spice of life. And as a growing number of progressive businesses are now realising, diversity can also provide the cornerstone to a high-performing workforce.
The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has begun consultation on whether the UK Corporate Governance Code should be revised to require listed companies to publish their policy on gender diversity in...
Women in management is a hot issue at the moment, and all for the wrong reasons. Lord Mervyn’s recently published Women on Boards report has highlighted the under representation of women on the...
