mo4ch:>One in five of UK's top FTSE 350 firms warned over gender diversity

One in five of UK's top FTSE 350 firms warned over gender diversityOne in five of UK's top FTSE 350 firms warned over gender diversity29 February 2020 Image copyrightGetty ImagesOne in five of the top 350 UK companies have been warned about the lack of gender diversity at senior levels.A government-backed review has written to 63 firms asking them how they plan to improve gender balance.The Hampton-Alexander Review wants to see a third of women in board-level and leadership positions at all of the UK's top businesses by the end of the year.Recent figures show many are nowhere near the target - although the 100 top firms have passed the benchmark.The review was set up in 2016 by the former chair of RBS Sir Philip Hampton and the late CBI president Dame Helen Alexander. It monitors the progress of women in leadership across FTSE 350 firms - the companies which make up the FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 stock market indexes.Earlier this month, figures showed many companies had made good…