The Female FTSE Board Report 2017

FTSE 100 Companies

The Female FTSE Board Report 2017

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3.4.4 Nationality of Directors Drilling down into the nationalities of board members shows that in 2007, men were vastly over- represented across all nationalities. Based on available data, by 2017, women’s proportional representation had increased across the board but particularly so among North Americans where parity has almost been achieved.

FIGURE 6. NATIONALITY OF WOMEN AND MEN ON THE BOARDS OF FTSE 100 COMPANIES 2007-2017

BRITISH

750

654

588

571

542

536

535

535

499

452

500

250

158

156

147

123

101

85

70

70

69

0

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

EU (NON BRITISH)

200

119

116

115

110

110

103

103

104

94

100

30

30

24

20

18

15

14

12

13

0

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

NORTH AMERICAN

200

107

105

105

94

86

100

84

83

82

78

49

43

33

32

64

66

28

59

58

0

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

OTHER

191

200

186

172

124

116

85

100

82

77

72

36

29

24

22

21

18

15

6

5

0

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

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