The most valuable companies on the London Stock Exchange are on track to miss the government-backed target of having women in 40% of top executive roles by 2025.
Figures out today showed women occupied only 35% of leadership roles at FTSE 350 companies. But the target was met for company boards, with women comprising 43% of board roles.
Company boards of directors are responsible for business management with positions that include directors, senior executives and chair people.
The benchmark FTSE 100 index of the 100 most valuable firms is up 0.37% today as are the bigger and more UK-based FTSE 250 with gains of 0.16%.
The pound has kept the rises earned last week and is still worth $1.26. It’s better than much of the last month, but way down on the $1.34 highs of September.
There’s been little change against the euro, with a pound getting you €1.2053, as has been the case for much of the last 10 days.
Oil prices have ticked up early this week but are still comparatively low at $74.70 for a barrel of Brent crude oil.
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