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Europe's listed companies could be forced to ensure that at least 40 of non-executive board positions are held by women by 2020 or face fines or other sanctions under a legislative proposal being drafted by the European Commission, according to recent press reports
Although there are provisions in the Equality Act 2010 which allow employers to take certain steps to encourage female representation on their boards, the legal constraints within these provisions mean that, in practice, achieving this can be problematic
