The number of women holding senior posts in politics, the law and the media has fallen compared with last year, according to a report.

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) said that in 12 of 25 job categories it studied, there were fewer women holding top posts.

Women´s representation had increased in eight areas, including company directors and the civil service.

The EHRC said some women faced a "concrete ceiling", not a glass one.