The Leadership Gap
June 2025
There are far less women than men in the influential roles across big business, local and national politics, and in the justice system and policing.
This means there are significant gaps in how women's opinoins and experiences shape decision making in public policy and how businesses are led.
A Bad
Business for Women
Women are massively under-represented in the leadership of FTSE100 companies
9%
Only 9% of FTSE100 Chief Executive Officers are women
22%
Only 22% of FTSE100 Executive Directors are women
39%
Appointment rate for women to FTSE100 Exec Committee roles
25%
Only 25% of FTSE100 Chief Information Officers are women
29%
Only 29% of FTSE100 Chief Financial Officers are women
Public Life
Women in Politics
More women are needed parliament and local authorities to shape our society
Women in Parliament
Women Local Authority Councillors
40%
Women make up only 40% of the Members of Parliament
30%
Only 30% of members of the of the House of Lords are women
41%
35%
28%
26%
Not enough
Justice for Women
Women are being policed and judged by men
Women in Law
17%
2 out of 12 Supreme Court Judges are women
37%
of legal practice partners are women
Women in Policing
>35%
of police officers across the UK are female
40%
of Chief Constables are women
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