It seems hard to believe in 2010, but the Government has just announced moves to make firms report on what they are doing to increase the number of women in senior management jobs, according to a story in the Independent. The move follows a survey of more than 1,000 adults which showed that almost two out of three believed there were not enough female directors in big business. The Government Equalities Office said that at the current rate of progress it will take 60 years for women to gain equal representation on the boards of the top 100 companies. Hmm, a rather grim statistic to ponder on International Women's Day.
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