Women are ready for the top, but is the top ready for them?
It’s that time of year again when we ponder the challenges of being a modern woman. This International Women’s Day we can finally say we have moved on from arguing about the value of women for UK Plc. This year the civil service can be proud of its current record of female permanent secretaries – eight at the last count. However there is still a long way to go before women reaching board level in government stops being such headline news.