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Big City names win praise for gender equality progress

Four leading financial services firms have won praise from the government’s ongoing review of gender equality in business

Big City names win praise for gender equality progress
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Schroders, Standard Life Aberdeen and the London Stock Exchange are among a handful of companies praised for big gains in boardroom equality, as a UK government initiative aimed at boosting women in business draws to a close.

The Hampton-Alexander review, launched in 2016, set a target of increasing the representation of women on FTSE 100 boards from 27% that year to 33% by 2020. The following year, it was extended to cover the FTSE 350.

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