All-Male Boards at Top U.K. Firms Come Closer to Extinction

Only five FTSE 350 companies have no women on the board
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By Suzi Ring and David Hellier

November 10, 2018 at 7:00 AM UTC

Updated on

November 12, 2018 at 10:09 AM UTC

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All-male boards at the U.K.’s biggest companies are nearing extinction, a sign that government efforts to increase gender parity are paying off.

Just five companies in the FTSE 350 Index have no women at the top table, down from eight in 2017, according to data from the annual Hampton-Alexander Review that will be released in full Tuesday. The number has fallen dramatically since 2011 when 152 boards were men-only.