Businesses should explain lack of women on boards, says Brown

Gordon Brown has called the lack of women in UK boardrooms “completely unacceptable” and called on business to explain its lack of progress on the issue.As equality campaigners mark International Women’s Day today (8 March), the prime minister said he wants businesses to report what action they are taking to boost the number of women in senior positions. He has asked the Financial Reporting Council, the corporate governance regulator, to consider adding this requirement to its code of conduct.
 

It’s untenable to have a normal retirement age in public-sector schemes that is significantly different from the state retirement age

Brian Bailey, Director of pensions, West Midlands Pension Fund and member of High Pay Commission