Driving change: Growing women in leadership

by | Jun 24, 2025

Women are making clear progress in board representation and senior leadership roles, but more needs to be done to achieve gender equality. Dr Sue Shortland reports on the latest data from the FTSE Women Leaders Review.

Background

Vivienne Artz OBE, CEO of FTSE Women Leaders Review, presented the latest findings on women on boards and in leadership at a recent Westminster Employment Forum event on Next Steps for Women in the Workplace.The FTSE Women Leaders Review was set up in 2011 by Lord Davies. At the time, 9.5% of the FTSE 350 boards (the largest public companies in the UK) comprised women. When the Review was set up, it set a target to increase the proportion of women with board representation in FTSE 350 companies to 25% in the space of five years. The target was met.

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