Kate Green MP, Labour’s Shadow Minister for Women and Equalities, said:

“The increase in the number of women on boards is welcome but it’s disappointing that the number of female CEOs has remained stagnant since 2011.

“We need to see progress on gender inequalities across the whole of the workplace: tackling the shocking levels of maternity discrimination and chronic low pay for women in some sectors. Meanwhile, only 2% of FTSE 100 Chairs come from black and ethnic minority backgrounds, so there is plenty of scope to extend the learning from the Davies review across all equality characteristics to ensure that the talent and potential of everyone is harnessed by business.”

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