Why Women Are Smashing Down The Boardroom Doors

Yes that’s right! Ladies are finally breaking down the gender barriers of restrictive boardrooms and showing men where they stand!
There has been a welcome increase in the number of women being welcomed into boards of directors in recent years, as women’s specialised skills are recognised and they have stepped into senior management roles. Balanced decision-making and gender equality has come into play. For years women have been underrepresented in the boardroom and many company decisions have been left to men.

But now women are starting to make their presence known and the improvements and results they make in corporate performance are being noticed. Around the globe there is an increase in the number of women on corporate boards and senior management roles.
It’s positive to see women on boards, and companies where women are in those roles tend to be more generous, open-minded and work to create a positive work environment.
Women directors have strong and valued communication skills, the natural ability to provide advice and enhance a company and it’s all those skills they bring to the boardroom.

Women are making their voice heard, sharing their skills and proving there should be no such thing as gender barrier. Any unwanted biased towards women by chauvinistic males will hopefully in the very near future disappear as more and more women stand up and gain representation on boards.

Ladies — the results are improving so let’s keep on smashing the doors down!
The UK Government’s April 2013 report on Women in Boards found that women now account for 17.5 percent of FTSE 100 and 13.2 percent of FTSE 250 board directors (as at 1 March 2013), up from 12.5 percent and 7.8 percent respectively in February 2011. This is an increase of nearly 40 percent. The percentage of female held board appointments has increased by nearly 50% so this shows that women are increasingly being accepted in senior management roles and appointed on boards.