FTSE firms' excuses for lack of women in boardrooms 'pitiful and patronising'

Leading companies criticised over reasons given for male dominance of boardrooms

Women aren’t a good fit in boardrooms, most of them don’t want the hassle of a big job and they don’t understand the complex issues discussed in board meetings. That is according to executives at the UK’s biggest firms, who have offered the excuses to explain why their boardrooms are dominated by men.

The business minister Andrew Griffiths, responding to a report released by the his department on Wednesday, described the comments as “pitiful and patronising” as he sought to highlight how far FTSE 350 companies have to go on diversity at the top level.

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from The Guardian https://ift.tt/2L8bY6x

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