Of the 628 companies from India that participated in the study, 55 percent have women directors. This figure is 14 percent more than last year.

A government-backed group in Singapore is using the name-and-shame approach to boost executive level gender diversity within organizations. According to a report by Bloomberg, after discovering that some 38 of Singapore’s 100 biggest companies had entirely male boards, two years ago the Diversity Action Committee (DAC) began a well-publicized biannual ranking of firms based on gender representation. […]

Following in the West’s footsteps, India’s corporate sector has pledged to achieve 20% women in boardrooms target by 2020. Western countries have 30% women on boards to achieve gender diversity in the corporate sector.

Having diversity in your boardroom will promote business growth and profits.