The Female FTSE Board Report is an annual publication looking at trends in women’s representation on FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 boards and reporting on its latest research.

Produced by Cranfield School of Management the report pioneered the measuring of the number of women on FTSE boards since 1999. The report provides a particular focus on FTSE 100 boards, where it charts the ages and tenure of directors and the overall changing profile of the boards. Each year the report takes a distinctive research topic; recently these have included a study of how executive succession planning needs to be examined more robustly at board level, the use of targets in organisations, the lack of women in Chair role and whether a critical mass of women on the board helps to increase the number of women in executive roles.

The latest version of the report is available to download as a PDF, via the button below. Previous versions of the report are also available below the video.

Female FTSE Board Report 2022


Female FTSE Board Report 2021

Female FTSE Board Report 2020

Female FTSE Board Report 2019

Female FTSE Board Report 2018

 Report front cover

The Female FTSE Board Report 2018

Video with Professor Sue Vinnicombe, discussing what women can do to obtain high-level executive positions

Female FTSE Board Report 2017

Female FTSE Board Report 2016

Female FTSE Board Report 2015

Female FTSE Board Report 2014

Female FTSE Board Report 2013

Female FTSE Board Report 2012

Female FTSE Board Report 2010

Female FTSE Board Report 2009

Female FTSE Board Report 2008

Female FTSE Board Report 2007

Female FTSE Board Report 2006

Female FTSE Board Report 2005