FTSE 350 Index companies are on target 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 FTSE said 2019 was its "strongest year of progress", with women in 33% of all FTSE about 175 board roles, compared with 32.4% in 2018 , and 29.6% of FTSE 250 board positions, up from last year's 30.2% . The report also revealed 44 firms had all-male boards, while about 175 were shy of the 33% target.
FTSE 350 Index companies are on target 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 roles, 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 44 firms had all-male boards, while about 175 were shy of the 33% target.