Gender Equity in the Boardroom
Gender Equity in the Boardroom Since 2013, company boards in India have been legally required to have at least one female director. Since India is recognised as one of the world's fastest growing…
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Gender Equity in the Boardroom
Since 2013, company boards in India have been legally required to have at least one female director. Since India is recognised as one of the world's fastest growing emerging economies, it is important to study in detail why gender diversity at board level remains so low. However, gender diversity in boardrooms across India remains below the global average, and a number of the women who do serve on boards were appointed largely because they are related to a founder or owner of a company.
Drawing upon interviews with board members and executives of both public and private companies, as well as with aspiring female leaders who are currently at mid-management level, and supplementing this with the authors' own Is this a result of workplace bias, a pipeline issue, or due to other reasons?Gender Equity in the Boardroom: The Case of India offers just this sorely needed study.
Gender Equity in the Boardroom
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