Half of all senior leadership appointments by FTSE companies — which includes chief executives, finance directors and divisional heads — Some 350 listed companies are on track to having women occupy a third of board seats by 2020 , but the UK is " still a long way " from reaching the same figure across all senior roles . The penultimate Hampton - Alexander Review said 2019 was its " strongest year of progress " , with women in 32.4 % of all FTSE 100 board positions , compared with 30.2 % in 2018 , and 29.6 % of FTSE 250 board positions , up from last year 's 24.9 % . The report also revealed 40 firms had all - male boards , while about 175 were shy of the 33 % target .
Some 350 listed companies are on track to having women occupy a third of board seats by 2020 , but the UK is " still a long way " from reaching the same figure across all senior roles . The penultimate Hampton - Alexander Review said 2019 was its " strongest year of progress " , with women in 32.4 % of all FTSE 100 board positions , compared with 30.2 % in 2018 , and 29.6 % of FTSE 250 board positions , up from last year 's 24.9 % . The report also revealed 40 firms had all - male boards , while about 175 were shy of the 33 % target .