The world celebrated International Women’s Day last week on March 8. This, according to the official website, is a day to celebrate social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women.
It is perhaps also a time to take stock of where India stands today and where it is likely headed in terms of achievements of women.
Over eight per cent of directors on boards of listed companies were women in 2019-20. More impressively, 64 per cent of listed companies have at least one woman director. Legislation has helped. Only about 3 per cent of unlisted companies’ directors are women and
Disclaimer: These are personal views of the writer. They do not necessarily reflect the opinion of www.business-standard.com or the Business Standard newspaper
