Almost a third of all boardroom positions at Britain’s biggest companies are now held by women but female representation in management roles is still inadequate, according to a government-backed official review. The latest report from the Hampton-Alexander Review has found that the FTSE 350 is on its way to meeting a goal of women occupying a third of board seats by the end of 2020. This target includes executive and non-executive positions. However, the UK is “still a long way” from meeting a separate target of one third of senior leadership roles being held by women, Sir Philip Hampton, the chairman of the review, said. 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 .