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Women on Boards, 2011

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Summary

This report recommends that UK listed companies in the FTSE 100 should be aiming for a minimum of 25% female board member representation by 2015. It also recommends for government that FTSE 350 companies should be setting their own, challenging targets. The report says that companies should set targets for 2013 and 2015 to ensure that more talented and gifted women can get into the top jobs in companies across the UK.

Issuer

United Kingdom

Year

2011

Region

Europe

Issuer (type)

Department for Business, Innovation & Skills (Government)

Instrument type

Review

Disclosure instrument

Yes

Geographical scope

National

Mandatory or voluntary

Voluntary

Text analysis

    • Very Low 0.19%
    • Low 0.01%
    • E focus: environment
    • S focus: compensation, diversity, gender equality, human rights, recruiting, recruitment, children
    • G focus: audit, board diversity, board independence, financial reporting, accountability
    • Education, Finance, Management, Professional services, Public administration, Transportation