Tag: women on boards
MPs spotlight diversity at Bank of England
Chancellor of the Exchequer is asked to ensure that the range of candidates for the Bank of England’s policy committee come from diverse backgrounds.
Does gender diversity affect a company’s risk management?
Do female board directors have less appetite for risk? Recent research attempted to reveal whether there is a link between gender in the boardroom and measures of risk.
Malaysia to disclose companies lacking female board members
Malaysian companies that lack female board directors will be named and shamed, and barred from bidding for government contracts.
Air France-KLM hunts for female director after shareholder protest
Air France-KLM shareholders insist on a female director for a new board position following an agreement to sell shares to Delta Airlines and China Eastern.
Dame Helen Alexander, former CBI president, dies
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.
Seat at the Table event develops female executives
Two-day event will see participants explore stakeholder expectations, building effective networks and formal and informal power structures.
Gender diversity best where companies are also led by women
Research finds boardroom gender diversity is improving, but has developed most in companies where leadership roles are also occupied by women.
Singapore sees rise of female board directors overall
The number of female board directors in Singapore has risen, although the number of women occupying the chairmanship has fallen, according to the latest global diversity report from Deloitte.
Football Association reserves boardroom seats for women
Football Association votes for changes that will see boardroom roles reserved for women, following the introduction of a governance code for sport.
Less than a quarter of boardroom roles go to women
Research reveals that the number of board positions in public companies held by women is improving, but is still just 22%.