Pace of change

The pace of change needs to increase

At the current rate of increase, in 2030:

• Women will hold 18.0 per cent of directorships in the UK FTSE 100 companies in SET sectors.
Data were extrapolated from ‘The 2003 Female FTSE Index’, ‘The 2004 Female FTSE Index’, ‘The Female FTSE Index 2005’, ‘The Female FTSE Report 2006’, ‘The Female FTSE Report 2007, and ‘The Female FTSE Report 2008’ published by the International Centre for Women Leaders at Cranfield University.

• Just over 28.3 per cent of full-time STEM professors will be female.
Secondary analysis by the UKRC, Data source:
HESA (2005 - 2008) Resources of Higher Education Institutions 2003/04 - 2006/07. Cheltenham, HESA.