Women on boards: What progress have we made?

In 2021, Helene Usherwood wrote an article for WeAreTheCity on how women could break down barriers to claim more roles on boards. Two years later, she revisits the topic to discuss the progress that has been made.

She says “To work towards better gender representation in the boardroom – and indeed across the entire executive landscape – we must invest in the whole cycle of development and support. The ongoing development of a talent pipeline is essential to bring women through and support them to take on these senior leadership roles. Understanding the barriers to women’s entry to board roles is the first step. Simply: why aren’t women applying for board roles?”

Read the full article here, read the 2021 article here.

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