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More Than 50% NSE-listed Firms Yet to Hire Women Directors: Report
Corporate governance norms, issued by Sebi in February this year, mandate all listed companies to have at least one woman director on board. These norms will come into force from October 1.
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Only 4% of Indian Company Directors are Women: Report
The report "Women on Boards", by Biz Divas, a national network of professional women, and law firm Khaitan and Co, said that men hold 8,640 boardroom positions and women 350 in the country's 1,470 listed firms.
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People Refused To Work With Me Because I'm A Woman, Says Parched Director
Leena Yadav said that she later stopped caring about people who practised discrimination
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California's 165 All-Male Boards Face Deadline Under New Bill
The law requires a company with five directors to have at least two female members by 2021.
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Half of Women on Boards Like Quotas: Survey
Half of women sitting on corporate boards of directors around the world support quota systems to fix stubborn gender imbalances in the boardroom, but less than 10 per cent of their male colleagues agree, said a study released this week.
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Over 2,000 Companies do not Have Women Directors: Government
More than 2,000 listed and unlisted companies do not have a woman director on their boards, the government said on Friday.
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BSE Fines 370 Firms for Failure to Appoint Woman Director
Stock exchange BSE on Thusrday said it has imposed a fine on 370 companies for not complying with Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) norms to appoint at least one woman director on their respective boards within the prescribed timelines.
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LIC Elevates 2 More Women to Top Brass
With women officers already heading most of its subsidiaries, Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) is continuing with the trend to place them in bigger roles.
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NSE Issues Notices to 260 Firms Over Women Director Appointment
The National Stock Exchange (NSE) has issued notices to 260 companies, including 145 suspended firms, for their alleged failure to comply with Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) norms to appoint at least one woman director on their respective boards.
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BSE Fines 530 Firms for Delay in Appointing Women Directors
The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) has slapped fines on 530 listed companies for failing to meet a deadline to appoint a women director and boost gender diversity in their boardrooms, an official from the bourse said on Tuesday.
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BSE Notice to 530 Firms for Non-Compliance on Women Directors
The capital markets watchdog had issued guidelines in February last year asking companies to appoint at least one woman director on their boards by October 1, 2014 which was later relaxed to April 1, 2015.
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Sound Maternity Policy Can Help Firms Improve Gender Diversity: Experts
Indian companies can boost their gender diversity score significantly if they decide to go that extra mile on maternity policies, say experts.
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Women Directors: Erring Companies to Face Minimum Rs 50,000 Fine
Without naming the companies that failed to appoint at least one woman director within the stipulated deadline of March 31, Sebi announced a four-stage penalty structure wherein fines increase with the passage of time.
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Women Directors: Sebi Action Likely Against Errant Firms, Says Report
A large number of listed firms, including some state-run entities, may face regulatory action by capital market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) and stock exchanges after failing to appoint at least one woman director on their respective boards.
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As Deadline Looms, Companies Promote Women Relatives as Directors
With the deadline about to end, nearly 300 companies are scrambling to appoint a woman director on their boards.
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More Than 50% NSE-listed Firms Yet to Hire Women Directors: Report
Corporate governance norms, issued by Sebi in February this year, mandate all listed companies to have at least one woman director on board. These norms will come into force from October 1.
-
Only 4% of Indian Company Directors are Women: Report
The report "Women on Boards", by Biz Divas, a national network of professional women, and law firm Khaitan and Co, said that men hold 8,640 boardroom positions and women 350 in the country's 1,470 listed firms.
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People Refused To Work With Me Because I'm A Woman, Says Parched Director
Leena Yadav said that she later stopped caring about people who practised discrimination
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California's 165 All-Male Boards Face Deadline Under New Bill
The law requires a company with five directors to have at least two female members by 2021.
-
Half of Women on Boards Like Quotas: Survey
Half of women sitting on corporate boards of directors around the world support quota systems to fix stubborn gender imbalances in the boardroom, but less than 10 per cent of their male colleagues agree, said a study released this week.
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Over 2,000 Companies do not Have Women Directors: Government
More than 2,000 listed and unlisted companies do not have a woman director on their boards, the government said on Friday.
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BSE Fines 370 Firms for Failure to Appoint Woman Director
Stock exchange BSE on Thusrday said it has imposed a fine on 370 companies for not complying with Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) norms to appoint at least one woman director on their respective boards within the prescribed timelines.
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LIC Elevates 2 More Women to Top Brass
With women officers already heading most of its subsidiaries, Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) is continuing with the trend to place them in bigger roles.
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NSE Issues Notices to 260 Firms Over Women Director Appointment
The National Stock Exchange (NSE) has issued notices to 260 companies, including 145 suspended firms, for their alleged failure to comply with Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) norms to appoint at least one woman director on their respective boards.
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BSE Fines 530 Firms for Delay in Appointing Women Directors
The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) has slapped fines on 530 listed companies for failing to meet a deadline to appoint a women director and boost gender diversity in their boardrooms, an official from the bourse said on Tuesday.
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BSE Notice to 530 Firms for Non-Compliance on Women Directors
The capital markets watchdog had issued guidelines in February last year asking companies to appoint at least one woman director on their boards by October 1, 2014 which was later relaxed to April 1, 2015.
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Sound Maternity Policy Can Help Firms Improve Gender Diversity: Experts
Indian companies can boost their gender diversity score significantly if they decide to go that extra mile on maternity policies, say experts.
-
Women Directors: Erring Companies to Face Minimum Rs 50,000 Fine
Without naming the companies that failed to appoint at least one woman director within the stipulated deadline of March 31, Sebi announced a four-stage penalty structure wherein fines increase with the passage of time.
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Women Directors: Sebi Action Likely Against Errant Firms, Says Report
A large number of listed firms, including some state-run entities, may face regulatory action by capital market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) and stock exchanges after failing to appoint at least one woman director on their respective boards.
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As Deadline Looms, Companies Promote Women Relatives as Directors
With the deadline about to end, nearly 300 companies are scrambling to appoint a woman director on their boards.
