Peter Martin: Fairness and equality – the campaign still has a way to go

Women in hospitality

There’s good news and bad news on the diversity front this month. New official figures show that 33% of all FTSE 100 board directors are now women, hitting the Government’s own target a year early, and up from just 12.5% less than a decade ago. That’s the positive bit – and the fact the milestone was achieved on a voluntary basis, without the need for legislation, fines or penalties, received big thumbs-up from business secretary Andrea Leadsom.

 

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