Percentage of women on Indian boards doubles in 5 yrs
The percentage of women on the boards of firms in India has doubled over five years, from 5.5% in 2010 to 11.2% in 2015, a Credit Suisse Research Institute report stated. However, India had the second lowest representation of women at senior management levels in the Asia-Pacific region, after Japan and South Korea (both at 2.3%), the report added.