More female MBAs needed to feed employers’ leadership supply chains – Business Because

Females outperform or are equal to men in many subject areas but a gap in pay and position widens as the careers of men and women develop.

This isn’t just bad news for women, it is bad news for the economy as a whole and it appears improvements in the situation may be slowing.   

Vince Cable, the UK’s business secretary, recently warned that leading British companies risk failing to hit a voluntary target for increasing the number of women on boards. He urged them to redouble their efforts this year or face legislation from Brussels.