Women: Board Membership Debate
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Lord Smith of Clifton
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Women: Board Membership
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Monday 10th March 2014
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Baroness Northover
The noble Lord puts his finger on a very important point. There are only four female chief executives in the FTSE 100 at the moment. It is indeed an area in which companies need to make a lot more progress.
Lord Smith of Clifton (LD)
Does my noble friend agree with what I said last Thursday regarding gender balance in the Cabinet? The battle for gender equality will not be won on the playing fields of Eton or Westminster School.