Women in Leadership - Interview with Samina Akram

Last week saw the UK Government launch a special report led by Lord Davies entitled "Improving the Gender Balance on British Boards". The 5 year summary states "There are more women on FTSE 350 boards than ever before, with representation of women more than doubling since 2011 - now at 26.1% on FTSE 100 boards and 19.6% on FTSE 250 boards". The report claims there has been "a dramatic reduction in the number of all-male boards. There were 152 in 2011. Today there are no all-male boards in the FTSE 100 and only 15 in the FTSE 250". These are all positive steps, Lord Davies, however, warns more needs to be done. IslamicBanker.com speaks to the London based, Women in Islamic & Ethical Finance Forum founder, Samina Akram, to understand how women are progressing from globa...