The table illustrates the proportions of females enrolled in senior management in three different companies over four decades from 1975 to 2015.
Overall, Finsbury Ltd showed the highest figure in the first fifteen years, while Eldan Ltd surpassed it in the last twenty five years. Moreover, every company increased throughout the period with some exceptions in Finsbury Ltd, and reached their highest points in the last year.
Regarding Eldan Ltd, in the first five years between 1975 and 1980, it recorded 3% participation, being the lowest company in terms of percentages compared to Bamforth and Finsbury Ltd’s. However, its figure rose to 14% in 1985, doubled in 1990, and then recorded 64% in 2015, being the highest figure compared to others.
As for Bamforth Ltd, its figure gradually grew from 9% in the first year to 17% in 2000. After that, it has surged up to 46% in 2015.
Finsbury Ltd started as the highest figure at the beginning with 16%, then experienced insignificant dip by 2% in 1980. Furthermore, it increased to 22% in 1990, before a similar dip by 2% occured in 2000. In 2015, it reached 26%, being the lowest figure in the last year compared to other companies.
