Lord Davies published his review of “Women on boards” in late February 2011, setting a target of 25% women on FTSE 100 boards by 2015. With this target in mind, the Professional Boards Forum has published its January 2012 BoardWatch survey of the rate of new female appointments to FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 companies:
“15 companies have reached the 25% women directors target set by Lord Davies for 2015. The proportion of women on FTSE 100 boards stands at 14.9%. This represents steady progress in the past year; there were 12.5% women directors at the beginning of 2011. The FTSE 250 proportion is now 9.2%.
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