Gender balance | Women take more FTSE 100 board seats but CEO numbers remain low

The number of women sitting on the boards of the UK’s biggest businesses has grown, a new report shows, but the number of female chief execs at the same firms remains lower.

According to the latest FTSE Women Leaders Review, women now hold 44.7% of board positions in FTSE 100 companies. Across the FTSE 350, women occupy 43.4% of board seats, reflecting continued progress in gender diversity at the highest levels of British business.