Britain's top companies have made enormous progress on gender diversity by doubling the number of female Directors, new figures indicate. Lord Davies, the former Trade Minister said women now accounted for 23.5 per cent of FTSE 100 board members, up from 12.5 per cent in 2011. The increase means that companies are on track to meet his 25 per cent target for 2015. He said that the voluntary approach is working – boards are getting fixed.The government report found that there were now 263 female directors in FTSE 100 companies, meaning a further 17 women need to be appointed this year to meet the 25 per cent target.