India has been ranked 12th in the world as per study titled ‘Women On Board 2020’. The list was topped by Norway with 40.72% women on board. A study on ‘Women On Board 2020’ has been done jointly by global recruitment tendering platforms MyHiringClub and Sarkari-Naukri. The 7824 listed companies across 36 countries were considered for the study. From India, 628 listed companies participated in an online study. The study was based on the presence of women in companies’ board globally.
Key results of study on ‘Women On Board 2020’:
- Norway topped the list with 40.72% women on board
- Around 54% of employees in Asia and 39% in India are women
- India ranked 12th in the world in women member presence on board
- Among 628 listed companies from India, 55% companies were having women directors