Progress slows among the largest listed companies to achieve board gender diversity, while the broader leadership target extends to include all FTSE 350 companies.

One of the UK’s most senior female business figures, Dame Helen Alexander, has died aged 60 from cancer. She served on the boards of many companies, and recently co-led a review into the number of women on FTSE350 boards.

Higgins, our resident cartoonist, turns his attention to boardroom diversity.