Board gender parity delayed to 2059 at current pace

Ethnic minorities and women being sidelined

There are only 36 women at a C-suite level across the FTSE-100, a total of 12.2%, according to a new report that warns that at this rate of change, it would be 2059 before women held 50% of the top three roles.

Green Park, a recruitment consultancy, said that ethnic minority and female leaders are being sidelined in non-executive director roles or functions that hold less influence and are less likely to lead...