UK BOARDS TRAILS EUROPE IN FEMALE GENDER PARITY
The UK is lagging behind its European counterparts in terms of female representation in the boardroom, despite significant progress in recent years, finds an international study by Deloitte.
The study, which has more than 10,000 publicly listed companies, including 509 from the UK, found that 30% of board seats in the UK were held by women. While this was 7.4% higher than in 2019, the first year the report was compiled, with the UK ranking 9th in the world for boardroom diversity, the UK still sits below six other European countries.
France ranked the highest for gender diversity...