The table illustrates a comparative view of the proportion of female participants in senior management across three companies from 1975 to 2015.
In general, women taking senior management positions in Eldan Ltd accounted for the largest percentage, while Finsbury Ltd saw the lowest rate of all three in the last year. It is shown that Eldan Ltd, Bamforth Ltd, and Finsbury Ltd experienced upward trends over the 40-year period.
From 1975 to 1980, Eldan Ltd remained the same at 3%. Moreover, in the same period, Bamforth Ltd inched up from 9% to 11%. However, Finsbury Ltd saw a slight drop of 2%, from 16% to 14%. In the next period from 1985 to 1990, both Eldan Ltd and Finsbury Ltd experienced huge increases, where the former grew from 14% to 28% and the latter rose from 15% to 22%. Likewise, Bamforth Ltd increased slightly from 13% to 15%.
According to the chart, in the last 5-year period, Eldan Ltd escalated from a third to just below two-thirds and held the largest proportion. Following this trend, Bamforth Ltd increased dramatically from just under a fifth to approximately a half. Furthermore, Finsbury Ltd also climbed gradually from a fifth to over a quarter and had the lowest percentage of the three companies.
