A third of boardroom positions should be held by women, UK firms told

Gender equality report by Lord Mervyn Davies will set new target for FTSE 100 firms of 33% female board members by 2020 A third of boardroom positions at Britain's biggest companies should be held by women by the end of the decade, according to a report, although it will not recommend that quotas are imposed. The final report from Lord Mervyn Davies, who has been championing gender equality in the boardroom, will show that FTSE 100 companies have met the target of having 25% women on their board...