Women and workplace politics
By David Bancroft-Turner (February 2010 Issue)
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The UK working environment has experienced more than 30 years of ‘positive action’ with a range of initiatives to help women break through the ‘glass ceiling’ but, in many sectors, women are still under-represented at the most senior levels of management.
In the private sector at the end of 2009, the number of directorships held by women on the FTSE 100 corporate boards remained at 12 per cent – the same level as in 2008. There are only 113 women holding 131 FTSE 100 directorships, compared to 834 men holding 947 directorships, and only four female CEOs in our top 100 companies. Topping the list for female board members are the Alliance Trust and Burberry, with three women out of seven members on their boards.
In the private sector at the end of 2009, the number of directorships held by women on the FTSE 100 corporate boards remained at 12 per cent – the same level as in 2008. There are only 113 women holding 131 FTSE 100 directorships, compared to 834 men holding 947 directorships, and only four female CEOs in our top 100 companies. Topping the list for female board members are the Alliance Trust and Burberry, with three women out of seven members on their boards.
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