Uphill climb: In Britain, women are still struggling to make it into the C-suite

While women are increasingly being hired for the roles at companies that tend to lead to the CEO position, they’re still largely missing at the highest rungs. — Photo: Freepik

WOMEN are increasingly being hired for the roles at companies that tend to lead to the CEO slot, but they’re still largely missing at the highest rungs of British corporations.

Women now make up 23% of chief financial officers, chief operating officers, divisional bosses or are already chief executives across the FTSE (Financial Times Stock Exchange) 100, according to new research by 25x25, an organisation formed to help boost the level of female talent at the top of British companies. That’s up from 16% in 2021, the group said.