Martin Vander Weyer Martin Vander Weyer

Never mind the numbers – the boardroom gender battle has barely begun

issue 15 February 2020
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It’s the way the world’s going, but still it looks quite impressive that the number of women directors of FTSE100 companies has risen from 135 in 2011 (when Vince Cable, as Business Secretary, began agitating on the subject) to 349 today — representing a third of all blue-chip boardroom seats.

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