On 9 October 2014, BIS published statistics which show a growth in the numbers of women board members in the FTSE 100, showing positive progress towards the Davies Review target of 25% FTSE 100 board positions being held by women by 2015, as discussed in the April 2014 edition of this publication.
Female representation on FTSE 100 boards is now 22.8%, and on FTSE 250 boards it stands at 17.4%.
The BIS statistics are available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/business-must-keep-up-the-momentum-to-reach-25-women-on-boards-target-cable.
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