Top 500 NSE-listed cos have 18% women directors
The Free Press Journal|November 23, 2022
Gender diversity in boardrooms is picking up, though at a slower pace, with women accounting for nearly 18 per cent of the directorships in the top 500 NSE-listed companies at the end of March this year, according to a study.
Top 500 NSE-listed cos have 18% women directors

In the study titled 'Corporate India: Women on boards', proxy advisory firm Institutional Investor Advisory Services (IAS) on Tuesday said that at a global level, boardroom diversity continues to improve with an average of almost 24 per cent female representation in corporate boardrooms. "India also has progressed in appointing women on company boards; from 6 per cent in 2014 to 14 per cent five years ago.

Women now account for 17.6 per cent of directorships of the Nifty500 companies.

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