(From The Guardian) Research commissioned by the Observer has revealed that UK
boardrooms are still overwhelmingly male-dominated, despite the fact
that more than nine out of 10 companies claim to have an equal
opportunities policy in place.
Women occupy only 242 out of
2,742 seats on the boards of FTSE 350 companies, according to a study
by The Co-operative Asset Management as part of our Good Companies
Guide series of reports into ethical and socially responsible practice
in corporate Britain.
More than 130 companies out of those
surveyed had an all-male board and the vast majority of female
directorships are non-executive. Women hold only 34 executive board
seats out of a possible 970.
As a result of this work,
Co-operative intends in future to consider gender and diversity when it
is assessing companies from an ethical, social and governance
perspective.
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