Letters: Female executives

A rise in the number of women on the boards of British companies is highly desirable (Report, 25 February), but will still leave almost all the most powerful jobs in the private sector in the hands of men. In our research, we have looked at the management of Britain's 350 largest companies. We found that only two of these 350 companies are chaired by a woman, only 15 have a woman as chief executive and only 13 have a female chief finance officer ? a total of 30 women in these powerful positions, compared with 1,020 men. Any credible plan to bring greater gender equality to business must aim to correct this imbalance.Eva TutchellJohn EdmondsLondonCorporate governanceWomenguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2011 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions |

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