India needs to catch up

Several companies have undertaken special drives to increase women's participation

Amit Tandon’s column, “Gender diversity on Indian boards: 20% by 2020” (May 31), throws light on the present status of gender diversity in corporate boards and the likelihood of achieving a respectable level of participation of women directors in management by 2020. 

It is heartening that the implementation of compliance requirements of the Companies Act, 2013, has progressed substantially with NIFTY 500 companies, data for which showed a significant increase in women’s participation in the top management of Indian companies — from five per cent a few years ago to 13 per cent now. This development indicates conviction in the importance