Irish women underrepresented at board level

A survey by the Irish International Women's Forum has found that the percentage of woman directors in Ireland's biggest companies is only 5%, compared with 12% in the US.

The report - Women and Corporate Governance in Ireland - says that only 40 out of the 810 directors at 100 of these companies are women. 78% of the chief executives and chairmen interviewed did not have a policy about appointing women to their boards. 76% had no plan to