Women struggling to crack glass ceiling in top UK companies: report

By Belinda Goldsmith LONDON (Reuters) - More women are sitting on the boards of Britain's blue-chip companies but the glass ceiling is yet to crack, with most top jobs still held by men and companies needing to do more to promote women, a government report said on Wednesday. The third annual progress report found women now occupy a fifth, or 20.7 percent, of positions in FTSE 100 companies, up from 12.5 percent in 2011, within striking distance of a target for women to account for one quarter of board seats by 2015. But campaigners admitted there was still a long way to go as women only account for 6.9 percent of senior executive roles in the FTSE 100 where there are only four women chief executives. Two companies in the FTSE 100, commodities trader Glencore Xstrata and miner Antofagasta, still have all-male boards - although they told Reuters they are seeking female directors - and 48 FTSE 250 companies have all-male boards.



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