The rise of women directors


Posed shot to show gender diversity in the boardroom. AZMAN GHANI / The Star

THE quest for gender diversification at board level in major companies worldwide appears to be a fairly recent phenomenon, but the progress made has been encouraging.

Globally, the number of women on boards has been increasing for the last three years. According to ISS QualityScore data, overall female board representation globally had increased to16.9% in 2016, from 15.3% in 2015 and 14.5% in 2014.

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