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I CHALLENGE anyone scrutinising the credentials of the women appointed to FTSE 100 boards in the past five years to claim that they are not there on merit. When I look down the list of about 200, I see a wealth of talent and global experience across a wide range of sectors and skills. Those responsible for appointing them have not compromised on expertise for the sake of gender balance. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

GETTING more women on to corporate boards is now firmly on the agenda for business and government. The FTSE 100 looks set to meet the Government's target of 25 per cent of directors being women ahead of the 2015 deadline. Meanwhile the EU is today reported to be preparing rules that will force larger listed companies to ensure that 40 per cent of their non-executive directors are women — not an approach favoured by most UK campaigners, but a sign of the issue's prominence. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]