The article discusses the ongoing scarcity of female CEOs in the UK, highlighting recent resignations of prominent women leaders and the minimal progress in increasing their numbers in top corporate roles.
The article examines the alarming trend of female CEOs in the UK as several prominent leaders, including Debra Crew of Diageo, Emma Walmsley of GSK, and Liv Garfield of Severn Trent, announced they would resign, each replaced by male successors. This pattern reignites the conversation about the persistent underrepresentation of women in top corporate positions. Despite some advancements with women attaining other leadership roles, the female CEO count in the FTSE 100 has only marginally increased from 8 in 2021 to 9 in 2025, and reached 10 in 2023, as indicated by the latest FTSE Women Leaders Review.
