The report "First-time women directors deepen talent pool" (April 13) makes interesting reading. The data is very encouraging while we continue to debate on concerns of the state of woman representation and development in a conservative society like ours. We see a silent revolution taking place where gender diversity is achieved at the highest level of decision-making in the corporate world. The more interesting part of this development is that this is not being driven by legislature, but by competence.
However, one must also take notice of the fact that this case is primarily of woman empowerment from urban India. One should not forget that 70 per cent of the Indian population live in villages. Woman empowerment and diversity in the Indian society would only be achieved when the silent movement reaches these 70 per cent. The task might appear to be a tall one but it is definitely not a distant dream.
M L Kabir, Kolkata
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