The Female FTSE Board Report 2017

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The Female FTSE Board Report 2017

FTSE 100 Companies

3.4.2 Progress Across Sectors Looking at the differences across sectors shows that starting points were different. There were no women on the boards of FTSE 100 companies in the construction sector in 2007, and only 4% in manufacturing. Both sectors are now, on average, above the Davies target with respective women’s representation of 29% and 25%. Despite these different sector starting places, differences in paces of increase have resulted in a convergence across sectors. Average progress in construction has been at the annual rate of 3 percentage points, compared with just 1.3 percentage points in information and communications companies. By 2017, women’s board representation ranged from an average of 23% in mining and quarrying companies up to 32% in the sector of accommodation and transport services.

FIGURE 3. WOMEN’S INCREASED REPRESENTATION ACROSS ALL SECTORS WOMEN’S REPRESENTATION ON THE BOARDS OF FTSE 100 COMPANIES BY SECTOR 2007-2017

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Sector Accommodation and transport services Administrative and support service activities Construction Electricity, oil, gas, steam, waste and water Financial and insurance services Food services

Information and communication Manufacturing Mining and quarrying Professional, scientific and technical activities Real estate activities Wholesale and retail trade