Government slams 'outrageous' excuses for gender imbalance on FTSE 350 boards

Ten firms in FTSE 350 do not have a single female board member

Beth Brearley
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Government ministers have condemned the excuses given by the heads of some of the UK's largest companies for a lack a women on boards as "outrageous" on the back of a government-commissioned review.

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