75% of ISEQ 20 boards have less than 30% female membership

New report also shows the internationalisation of Irish boards with overseas directors accounting for 44% of Irish board appointments in 2020

Women now account for a quarter of all ISEQ 20 board directors, but 75% of these boards have less than 30% female membership. Picture: Pexels

Women now account for a quarter of all ISEQ 20 board directors, but 75% of these boards have less than 30% female membership.

That’s according to the first Ireland Spencer Stuart Board Index, which analyses board governance practices in the ISEQ 20 index - the 20 largest companies trading on the Euronext Dublin exchange by trading volume and market capitalisation.