Over 50 percent of UK graduates are women, professional services firms report that over 50 percent of their new graduate hires are women, and over 50 percent of our GPs are women. The world of work is no longer a man’s world. However, organisations haven’t changed; they are still largely designed for men. Their systems,…
The EU commission has announced that it has dropped plans to introduce mandatory quotas for the number of women on company boards following heavy criticism from member states, orchestrated by Britain. Instead of imposing a 40% quota, which the original proposals had stated, the latest draft encourages companies to aim for that level of representation,…
Hedley May, the leading independent search firm, notes the publication of today’s interim progress report on the recommendations laid down by the Davies Review which aim to increase gender diversity at the board level of Britain’s biggest companies. It is encouraging to note that 25 of the 83 FTSE 100 board-level appointments made since February…