In 2020, only 5% of FTSE 100 chief executive officers (CEOs) are women.1 The FTSE 250 is even further behind, with just 2% of companies being led by females, including IG Group which is led by June Felix.

Globally, we see a similar story. A recent survey revealed that just 5% of over 3000 companies across 56 countries had female CEOs in 2019.2 And only 4.7% of companies that make up the S&P 500 have female CEOs in 2020.

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