Glass ceiling remains unbroken for female board members

A new report has revealed that the number of directorships held by women on FTSE 100 corporate boards has stagnated in the past year, causing many to ask whether the UK is failing female leaders.
The 2009 Female FTSE report from Cranfield School of Management that details the number of women directors in the top 100 FTSE companies has revealed a discouraging picture for women with only 113 women currently holding 131 FTSE 100 directorships compared to 834 men holding 947 directorships.
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