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Management’s missing women

Gender equality has become a highly publicised corporate goal, but exclusive FT data show how slow progress has been. Interviews with executives charged with creating diversity and women trying to break the glass ceiling illustrate the challenges

Progress on women reaching higher levels of management has been slow, despite better representation at lower levels of companies © FT montage; Reuters

Finance bosses see turning point for gender diversity
FT finds proportion of women in senior ranks of finance groups inched up to 27.2%
Executives optimistic on improving gender diversity
Poll finds senior men in financial services industry still outnumber women almost 3:1
Financial insiders speak out on gender diversity
Industry officials discuss the problems facing the sector and what needs to be done
Closing the gender gap needs support from the boss Premium content
Three multinationals show how corporate leadership is critical to achieve diversity
Do company diversity programmes actually help women get ahead?
Executives discuss what works and what does not
Silicon Valley has long way to go on gender diversity
Allegations of sexism and ingrained inequality haunt start-ups in particular

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