The UK is still falling behind Europe with regards to female representation in the boardroom despite a rise in female board members, according to a report from Deloitte.

The international study - which was created in collaboration with campaign group The 30% Club - examined over 10,000 publicly listed companies, 509 of which were from the UK.

It found that under a third (30.1 percent) of UK board seats were held by women.

While this does represent sig...