Cranfield Female FTSE Board Report 2016

Targets for Gender Balance

The Female FTSE Board Report 2016

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5.1 TARGETS VERSUS QUOTAS FOR WOMEN AT THE TOP While debate about boardroom gender quotas continues and 15 countries globally have adopted them, 5 the UK has started a process of significant change with its voluntary business-led approach. In 2011, the Davies Review set an ambitious target of 25% women on FTSE 100 boards by 2015. Last year, we celebrated progress on several fronts 6 : women’s representation on FTSE 100 boards had more than doubled to 26.1% in five years and the UK ranked number six in the world in terms of women on boards, with all countries ranked higher having relied on mandatory measures to achieve progress.