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The downside of more women on boards

The nation's determined pursuit of getting a gender balance on company boards has created a "vacuum" of women in senior executive roles, the new chief financial officer of Fortescue Metals Group Elizabeth Gaines says.

The downside of more women on boards
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Ms Gaines stepped from a suite of non-executive board roles, including at Nine Entertainment and 7-Eleven, back into executive life when she took on the CFO role at Fortescue in February.

Read the full article on Australian Financial Review.

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