Sentences with phrase «for female board representation»
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The business community's continued failure to increase female representation at board and executive level has drawn fresh arguments for mandatory quotas and more flexible working conditions, with the
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Most Canadian business leaders agree that more women are needed on corporate boards — female representation has hovered at about 10 % for years.
The UK ranks sixth in Europe behind Norway, Sweden, France, Finland and Belgium, many of which — including Norway, where women make up 35 % of board members — have set formal quotas for female representation.
«FTSE 100 boards should aim for a minimum of 25 percent female representation by 2015 and we expect that many will achieve a higher figure.»
«We recognise the value and need for female representation on the board, and we are taking steps to address this.
It included a plank calling for the state pension fund to «invest in companies with adequate female and minority representation» on their boards.
He promised to introduce gender - equality legislation requiring an equal male / female representation in the Scottish Cabinet and on the boards of Scottish - based companies, and planned to appoint a Cabinet Minister for Women.
Since the 2011 Davies report called for a minimum of 25 % female representation on boards, companies have been thinking about why diversity is important and what they can do to build a more diverse workforce.
An issuer's policies on the representation of women on the board (including for identifying and nominating female directors), or an explanation for their absence.
Targets voluntarily adopted regarding female representation on the board or in executive positions and, if none, an explanation for their absence.