Cranfield Female FTSE Board Report 2016

CONTENTS

Executive Summary

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Female FTSE Index 2016

1. Introduction 2. Methodology

3. FTSE 100 Companies 2016

3.1 FTSE 100 Companies with Female Directors

3.2 The FTSE 100 Female Directors

3.3 Pace of Change

3.4 Executive Committees 4. FTSE 250 Companies 2016

4.1 FTSE 250 Companies with Female Directors

4.2 FTSE 250 Companies with Women in Executive Roles

4.3 Pace of Change

4.4 Cross Index Comparison and Pace of Change

5. Targets for Gender Balance

5.1 Targets versus Quotas for Women at the Top

5.2 Why Targets Work and What are the Principles of Target Setting? 5.3 What Targets and Metrics are Helpful Moving Forward?

5.4 Case Studies

6. Concluding Remarks Author Biographies

Endnotes