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SIAS President calls for Singapore organisations to diversify their boards |
News | 06 Jan 2021 | The Business Times - Board diversity: More needs to be done |
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US Investor to push for board diversity in Japan |
News | 29 Dec 2020 | Nikkei Asia – AllianceBernstein to vote against Japanese boards with no women |
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US S&P 500 Boards show progress on board diversity |
News | 15 Dec 2020 | CNBC – All S&P 500 boards have at least one woman, for the first time in over 20 years |
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Expanding role of Nominating Committees beyond custodian, to strategist |
News | 11 Dec 2020 | The Business Times – The nominating committee: architect of corporate governance |
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US Stock Exchange seeks mandatory board diversity for listed companies |
News | 01 Dec 2020 | Nasdaq Press Release – Nasdaq to Advance Diversity through New Proposed Listing Requirements |
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Improving board diversity is a part of a company’s competitive strategy |
News | 16 Nov 2020 | D Magazine – Four Tips For Evaluating Your Corporate Priorities |
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Enhancing diversity on corporate boards |
News | 16 Oct 2020 | Bloomberg Law – Steps for Corporate Boards Serious About Improving Diversity in the Boardroom |
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The importance of having diverse perspectives on the board |
News | 12 Oct 2020 | The Business Times – Ensuring cognitive diversity in boardrooms |
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Malaysia achieves 24.8% women on boards |
News | 08 Oct 2020 | The Edge Markets – Malaysia continues to see improvements in gender diversity on boards of listed companies |
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UK Investor to vote against all-white boards |
News | 05 Oct 2020 | BBC – Legal & General to take action against FTSE 100 and S&P 500 boards that are not ethnically diverse |
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Views from the Top: The pillars of robust governance – Diversity and Independence |
News | 28 Sep 2020 | The Business Times – Business leaders share their views on whether the diversity or independence of directors is the bigger issue for boards |
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Singapore Board Diversity Index benchmarks companies against 8 dimensions of diversity |
News | 17 Sep 2020 | The Business Times – Singtel, SGX, MCT lead new index on board diversity |
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State Street Global Advisors shared 5 key areas of communications that companies should provide to shareholders in relation to diversity |
News | 27 Aug 2020 | SSGA Open Letter – Diversity Strategy, Goals & Disclosure: Our Expectations for Public Companies |
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Women in top roles in the business world vs politics |
News | 16 Jul 2020 | The Business Times – Women advance in politics, but what about in business? |
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Asset manager to vote against boards that are not one-third female |
News | 08 Jul 2020 | AXA Investment Managers – AXA IM to expand its gender diversity voting policy for both developed and emerging market economies |
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Causal relationship established between increasing women in leadership and company performance in Australia’s listed companies |
News | 19 Jun 2020 | Sydney Morning Herald – More women directors and women CEOs boost company performance outcomes: report |
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Investors will take action against Japanese companies without women on their boards during AGM season in June 2020 |
News | 03 Jun 2020 | Financial Times – Investors are taking action against Japan’s all-male boards |
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Investors continue to push for board diversity even amidst Covid-19 |
News | 22 Apr 2020 | Corporate Secretary – Covid-19 not derailing board diversity for RBC Global Asset Management |
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ANZ shares its good experience with board diversity during Covid-19 |
News | 19 Apr 2020 | The Australian Financial Review – Virus proves value of board diversity: Gonski |
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Women on Boards as at Dec 2019 |
News | 19 Mar 2020 | Zaobao – 本地上市公司女董事比率去年提高 增速较往年放缓 |
News | 18 Mar 2020 | The Business Times – Smaller increase in female directors at Singapore’s top 100 firms last year |
News | 18 Mar 2020 | The Straits Times – More women on boards but further progress needed, says council |
CBD / DAC Press Release | 17 Mar 2020 | CBD Reports Progress on Board Appointments of Women as at Dec 2019 |
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State Street Global Advisors to extend voting guidelines to Singapore |
News | 06 Mar 2020 | The Business Times – Asset manager to take action against 6 STI firms with no female directors |
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The Importance of Diversity on Charity Boards |
News | 05 Mar 2020 | The Business Times – The case for greater gender diversity in non-profit boards |
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30% Club Australia to write to companies with 1 woman on board |
News | 20 Feb 2020 | The Australian Financial Review – Companies with only one female director to be targeted |
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Increased pressure to enhance board diversity |
News | 24 Jan 2020 | The Washington Post – Goldman Sachs CEO says it won’t take a company public without diversity on its board |
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Bloomberg Gender Equality Index 2020 |
News | 22 Jan 2020 | The Business Times – CDL, DBS, UOB, Singtel, SGX recognised in Bloomberg’s gender equality index |
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Boards should recognise the internal and strategic value to corporate governance |
News | 27 Dec 2019 | The Business Times – Governance is not about compliance, but helping firms perform better: UK expert |
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Australia achieves 30% women on boards of ASX 200 |
News | 19 Dec 2019 | Bloomberg – Australia Reaches 30% Women on ASX 200 Boards After 4-Year Push |
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SIAS Investors’ Choice Awards 2019: Diversity |
News | 07 Oct 2019 | The Business Times – Diversity provides fresh perspectives, better insights |
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Views from the Top: Towards gender diversity in the boardroom |
News | 23 Sep 2019 | The Business Times – Business leaders on how corporate Singapore might reach the target of 20% female board directors in listed companies by 2020 |
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Singapore Tonight: More women directors being added to boards |
News | 23 Sep 2019 | Channel NewsAsia Interview – Co-Chair Mildred Tan on Singapore Tonight: Existing challenges and how to overcome them |
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Women on Boards as at June 2019 |
News | 18 Sep 2019 | Fortune Times – 新交所百大上市公司女性董事占比增至16% |
News | 13 Sep 2019 | The Business Times – Gender diversity target on SGX-listed boards proving a challenge |
News | 13 Sep 2019 | The Straits Times – Share of women on the boards of Singapore’s top 100 listed firms edges up to 15.7% |
News | 13 Sep 2019 | Zaobao – 本地主要上市公司的女董事增加 |
News | 12 Sep 2019 | Channel NewsAsia – Singapore Tonight: More women hired as company board directors in first half of 2019: Council for Board Diversity |
CBD / DAC Press Release | 12 Sep 2019 | CBD Reports Progress on Board Appointments of Women in 1H 2019 |
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Money Mind: Women in the Workplace |
News | 14 Sep 2019 | Channel NewsAsia Interview – Co-Chairs Loh Boon Chye and Mildred Tan on Money Mind: How we can reach 20% by end-2020 (see 16:00 to 23:15) |
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Investors looking at gender diversity to evaluate holdings |
News | 04 Sep 2019 | Bloomberg – Billionaire Uniqlo Founder Wants a Woman to Succeed Him as CEO |
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International Finance Corporation found that firms whose boards were at least 30% female generated more income from their assets |
News | 28 Jun 2019 | TodayOnline – Asian firms with women leaders deliver better financial results |
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Increased pressure from overseas asset management and proxy advisory firms |
News | 19 Jun 2019 | The Japan Times – Japanese firms under pressure to hire more women as board members |
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A diverse board means diverse perspective and increased social acceptability, ensuring that the board conducts itself appropriately |
News | 07 Jun 2019 | The Business Journals – Business case for diversity on boards is irrefutable |
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Malaysia achieves 23.7% women on boards |
News | 07 May 2019 | The Malaysian Reserve – SC: Higher women participation at the top in line with gender diversity goals |
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Study finds two reasons for low representation of women on boards in the US |
News | 29 Apr 2019 | The Business Journals – Low turnover slows diversity on corporate boards |
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A quiet champion of women |
News | 28 Apr 2019 | The Globe and Mail – Why female executives are so grateful to Tom O’Neill |
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ComfortDelGro group achieves 30% on its boards |
News | 27 Apr 2019 | The Straits Times –ComfortDelGro group adds more women onto its boards |
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Good Corporate Governance |
News | 29 Mar 2019 | The Business Times – Avoiding the groupthink pitfall |
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Tips for Women |
News | 21 Mar 2019 | Richmond Times – Women on corporate boards share tips on making an impact |
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Australia’s investors to vote against re-election of directors |
News | 08 Mar 2019 | ABC News – One token woman ain’t diversity: Shareholders to punish one-woman boards in Australia by voting against main men |
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Research by London Business School |
Article | 07 Mar 2019 | Harvard Business Review – When People See More Women at the Top, They’re Less Concerned About Gender Inequality Elsewhere |
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UK’s investor body adds pressure for more women on boards |
News | 21 Feb 2019 | Reuters – UK investor body to apply red warning if a company’s board lacks women |
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Strategies for Companies to Increase Number of Women on Boards |
News | 21 Feb 2019 | Forbes – Diverse Boards Propel Successful Companies — Three Strategies To Expand Pipelines |
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Singapore companies’ views regarding women on boards |
News | 11 Feb 2019 | The Straits Times – Gender diversity: Still more work needed to change mindsets, say bosses |
News | 11 Feb 2019 | The Straits Times – Efforts by CDL, DBS paying off |
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Women directors’ views regarding women on boards |
News | 11 Feb 2019 | The Straits Times – Singtel director Teo Swee Lian on taking a stand for gender progress |
News | 11 Feb 2019 | The Straits Times – Gender diversity: Breaking the ‘old boys network’ |
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BT’s view regarding women on boards |
News | 24 Jan 2019 | The Business Times – Gender-balanced boards: Singapore has to work harder to catch up with peers |
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New Council for Board Diversity to Increase Women’s Representation on Boards |
News | 17 Jan 2019 | The Business Times – Switching up pace to narrow Singapore boards’ gender divide |
News | 17 Jan 2019 | The Business Times – President Halimah’s address on board-diversity journey bang on |
News | 17 Jan 2019 | The Straits Times – New council aims to get more women on boards |
News | 17 Jan 2019 | Zaobao – 改名“董事会多元化理事会” 扩大覆盖范围 新理事会推动更多女性加入公共领域 |
News | 16 Jan 2019 | Channel NewsAsia – Board diversity council expands scope to include female representation in organisations |
Speech | 16 Jan 2019 | Speech by President Halimah Yacob at Launch of the Council for Board Diversity |
Others’ Press Releases | 16 Jan 2019 | New Council For Board Diversity To Increase Women’s Representation On Boards |
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New bill in New Jersey requires public companies to have at least 3 women on the board by 2021 |
News | 21 Dec 2018 | Bloomberg – New Jersey Follows California in Measure to Add Women to Boards |
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Opinion piece by ICAEW regional director, South-east Asia |
News | 20 Dec 2018 | The Business Times – Go beyond legislation to encourage board gender diversity |
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The Raffles Conversation’s story on diversity |
News | 15 Dec 2018 | The Business Times – Martin Fraenkel, President of S&P Global Platts speaks on the importance of diversity |
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Study finds that countries with more women on boards mostly have quotas |
News | 11 Dec 2018 | Bloomberg – Women Get Board Seats Mostly When It’s Required by Law |
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Leading Women Series, Issue 10 |
News | 05 Dec 2018 | The Business Times – Corporate leaders share their outlook and hopes for 2019 |
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Opinion of CEOs regarding women on boards |
News | 19 Nov 2018 | The Boston Globe – Message from the men: We know the power of women on boards |
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UK FTSE 100 companies achieve 30% women on boards |
News | 13 Nov 2018 | Bloomberg – Women Gain Entry to More Top U.K. Boards, Yet Tokenism Persists |
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Only 5 all-male boards remaining in FTSE 350 |
News | 10 Nov 2018 | Bloomberg – All-Male Boards at Top U.K. Firms Come Closer to Extinction |
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Women consumers in Japan drives new consumer trend |
News | 09 Nov 2018 | Bloomberg – Women in Japan Are Tiring of Pastel Pink and Rhinestones |
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Have more women as business leaders – a way to address the issue of corporations being too myopic |
News | 07 Nov 2018 | Bloomberg – ‘Imperative’ to Push Women to Top of Companies, Says IMF’s Lagarde |
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‘Leading Women’ Series, Issue 9 |
News | 07 Nov 2018 | The Business Times – Not business as usual for CEOs |
News | 07 Nov 2018 | The Business Times – Grooming leaders for the next generation |
News | 07 Nov 2018 | The Business Times – Leadership succession for family businesses |
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Lessons from women executives in Asian Firms |
News | 05 Nov 2018 | Bloomberg – How Asian Firms Attract – and Keep – Top Women Executives |
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Excuses for not having women on boards not acceptable |
News | 03 Nov 2018 | Bloomberg – BlackRock Is Sick of Excuses for Corporate Boards Lacking Women |
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Asia’s big financial hubs increasing pressure to address issue of gender diversity on corporate boards |
News | 11 Oct 2018 | Bloomberg – Pressure Builds to Open Asia’s All Male Boardrooms to Women |
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‘Leading Women’ Series, Issue 8 |
News | 03 Oct 2018 | The Business Times – Women shaping the way Singaporeans live |
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2018 Singapore Directorship Report |
News | 03 Oct 2018 | Channel NewsAsia – 37% of independent directors exceed 9-year tenures, steps needed to meet new listing rules |
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How new CEOs impact diversity of top management teams |
Article | 01 Oct 2018 | McKinsey – Closing the gender gap: A missed opportunity for new CEOs |
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30% Club founder Helena Morrissey reflects on the lessons learnt in improving women on boards in the UK |
Article | 01 Oct 2018 | 30% Women on Boards – A Moment to Celebrate |
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Investor Votes Against Nominating Committee of All-Male Boards |
News | 27 Sep 2018 | Bloomberg – State Street to Vote Against All Members of the Nominating Committee at Male-Only Boards |
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Gender diversity positively changes dynamics in classroom discussions at Asian business schools |
News | 27 Sep 2018 | Financial Times – Gender balance is a key factor at Asian business schools |
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Chairmen of SGX and Singtel on why diversity is critical for an effective board |
News | 26 Sep 2018 | The Business Times – Diverse boards for the 21st century |
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Spotlight on board gender diversity |
News | 26 Sep 2018 | The Business Times – Spotlight on board gender diversity |
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Board gender diversity in Singapore’s local banks |
News | 26 Sep 2018 | The Business Times – Banks’ gender diversity efforts skewed by digital make-up |
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Bloomberg Chairman shares his views at DAC’s Chairman to Chairman Conversation Event |
News | 20 Sep 2018 | The Business Times – Diverse board crucial in fast-changing world: Bloomberg Chairman |
Speech | 19 Sep 2018 | Peter T. Grauer’s opinions on how companies steer through disruptive changes in technology, markets and supply chains, and issues of board diversity and resilience |
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Board Diversity in China and Japan |
News | 07 Sep 2018 | Bloomberg – Men-Only Corporate Boardrooms Alive and Well in China, Japan |
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‘Leading Women’ Series, Issue 7 |
News | 05 Sep 2018 | The Business Times – Women who raise the bar for the industry |
News | 05 Sep 2018 | The Business Times – Other women who take the lead |
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California Bill on Women on Boards |
News | 29 Aug 2018 | BBC – California pushes to put women on company boards |
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What boards & women executives can do |
News | 24 Aug 2018 | Industry Week – What boards and women can do to increase the number of women on boards |
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FTSE 250 company adds woman to the board after criticisms |
News | 22 Aug 2018 | Financial Times – Stobart, names female director after criticism of board diversity |
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Leading Women Series, Issue 6 |
News | 01 Aug 2018 | The Business Times – Singapore women leaving an indelible mark on the international stage |
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Women on boards as at end June 2018 |
News | 01 Aug 2018 | The Business Times – In a first, most Singapore-listed companies now have a woman on their boards |
News | 01 Aug 2018 | The Straits Times – Boards with at least one woman cross 50% mark |
News | 01 Aug 2018 | Zaobao –市值排名前100上市公司 女董事比率一年来从12.2%增至14.7% |
News | 01 Aug 2018 | Bloomberg – Number of all-male boards among top 100 companies falls |
News | 31 Jul 2018 | Singapore Business Review – More Singapore firms have women in their boards |
CBD / DAC Press Release | 31 Jul 2018 | Women representation on boards of Top 100 SGX-listed companies up 20% from a year ago to hit 14.7%: Diversity Action Committee |
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Private Equity Firm recruiting more women to serve on boards of portfolio companies |
News | 01 Aug 2018 | The Street – Private-Equity Boys’ Clubs Finally Realize They Need Women on Boards |
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Women filled 38.3% of all newly appointed independent board seats in Fortune 500 companies in 2017 |
News | 19 Jul 2018 | Heidrick & Struggles – Women Board Director Appointments on Fortune 500 Companies Hit Record High |
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New Zealand considering quotas for women on boards |
News | 07 Jul 2018 | Bloomberg – New Zealand May Force Private Companies to Pick Women Directors |
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‘Leading Women’ Series, Issue 5 |
News | 04 Jul 2018 | The Business Times – Making a strong case for board gender diversity |
News | 04 Jul 2018 | The Business Times – Women do make a difference |
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Women board directors have positive impact on companies’ financial performance |
News | 02 Jul 2018 | The Business Times – Board gender diversity and business performance: Understanding and completing the narrative |
News | 30 Jun 2018 | The Straits Times – Women independent directors boost companies’ finances: Study |
News | 30 Jun 2018 | The Business Times – Women independent directors add to companies’ financial performance: NUS study |
News | 29 Jun 2018 | Bloomberg – Singapore Study Finds Diversity Tied to Business Performance |
CBD / DAC Press Release | 29 Jun 2018 | DAC-NUS Joint Press Release – NUS Business School study: Women board directors have positive impact on financial performance of companies |
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McKinsey’s Tips to Companies on Increasing Women on their Boards |
News | 29 Jun 2018 | The Business Times – A crib sheet for getting more women leaders |
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UK Women on Boards |
News | 27 Jun 2018 | The Guardian – FTSE 350 firms falling short of female board member targets |
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Women accounted for one-third of new board directors US’s 3,000 biggest listed companies |
News | 21 Jun 2018 | Wallstreet Journal – Women on Track to Gain Record Number of Board Seats |
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More foreign and female directors expected in Japan |
News | 19 Jun 2018 | Nikkei Asian Review – Boardroom diversity moves forward in Japan |
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NUS CGIO’s views on women on boards vs governance |
News | 19 Jun 2018 | Forbes – How To Get More Women On Asia’s Boards? Go Beyond Number Counting |
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More Demand for Digital Directors |
News | 18 Jun 2018 | The Business Times – Emerging demand for digital expertise on listed boards |
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State Street’s Fearless Girl |
News | 17 Jun 2018 | Australian Financial Review – Why State Street opened itself up to scrutiny with Fearless Girl campaign |
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ASX100 companies achieve 30% WOB |
News | 13 Jun 2018 | The Sydney Morning Herald – Australia’s top 100 companies hit 30% women on boards, now the rest? |
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‘Leading Women’ Series, Issue 4 |
News | 06 Jun 2018 | The Business Times – Wanted: women in STEM |
News | 06 Jun 2018 | The Business Times – A vision for the future of STEM |
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Excuses for not appointing women to boards (UK) |
News | 31 May 2018 | BBC – Top 10 worst excuses for not appointing women to boards |
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Panel at IBM Forum expects more women in board roles |
News | 09 May 2018 | The Business Times – Panel expects more women in board roles |
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SIAS to recommend IDs to boards |
News | 04 May 2018 | The Business Times – SIAS to matchmake boards with suitable independent directors |
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‘Leading Women’ Series, Issue 3 |
News | 03 May 2018 | The Business Times – Women spearheading sustainability in corporates |
News | 03 May 2018 | The Business Times – Enhancing transparency in tackling climate change |
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ASX Corporate Governance Code review |
News | 03 May 2018 | Australian Financial Review – ASX Corporate Governance Code to include 30% gender target |
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SICCI focuses on gender diversity |
News | 27 Apr 2018 | The Business Times – New board at SICCI focuses on recruitment, gender diversity |
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McKinsey Report |
News | 25 Apr 2018 | The Business Times – More Singapore women needed in top-paying jobs in high-growth industries: McKinsey |
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Code of Corporate Governance |
News | 25 Apr 2018 | The Business Times – Make nine-year cap mandatory for independent directors: Sias |
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Big investors push harder |
News | 17 Apr 2018 | Bloomberg – Big Investors Push Harder for More Women Directors |
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‘Leading Women’ Series, Issue 2 |
News | 04 Apr 2018 | The Business Times – Getting on board with diversity |
News | 04 Apr 2018 | The Business Times – Stepping up to the job |
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Asia’s boardrooms require critical mass of women |
News | 27 Mar 2018 | Reuters – Asia’s boardrooms require critical mass of women |
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War for Asia Talent |
News | 20 Mar 2018 | Bloomberg – War for Asia Talent Pushes Banks to Boost Plans to Retain Women |
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Citigroup Wants More Senior Women at Its Asia Markets Unit |
News | 19 Mar 2018 | Bloomberg – Citigroup Wants More Senior Women at Its Asia Markets Unit |
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Golf buddies and board diversity |
News | 08 Mar 2018 | The Straits Times – Golf buddies and board diversity |
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Why diversity matters |
News | 08 Mar 2018 | The Business Times – Why diversity matters: A message for Singapore on International Women’s Day |
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State Street Global Advisors’ Action |
News | 07 Mar 2018 | Bloomberg – Fearless Girl’s First Year Helped Reshape Corporate Boardrooms |
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‘Leading Women’ Series, Issue 1 |
News | 07 Mar 2018 | The Business Times – Women rising through the ranks |
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Podcast on Gender Diversity |
Podcast | 07 Mar 2018 | DAC Chairman speaks with OMFIF on gender diversity |
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Rise of women leaders in maritime |
News | 28 Feb 2018 | The Business Times – Rise of women leaders in maritime |
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Future Proofing Boards |
News | 22 Feb 2018 | Future-proofing boards: the importance of diversity of thought |
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Women on boards as at end Dec 2017 |
News | 14 Feb 2018 | The Business Times – Board gender diversity makes some headway in 2017 |
News | 14 Feb 2018 | The Straits Times – Higher proportion of women on boards of listed firms in Singapore |
News | 14 Feb 2018 | Singapore Business Review – 10% of SGX-listed firms’ directors are women |
News | 13 Feb 2018 | Human Resources Director Asia – Singapore firms slow to enforce board diversity |
CBD / DAC Press Release | 13 Feb 2018 | Women Directors Increase To 13.1% On Boards Of Top 100 Companies In 2017 : Diversity Action Committee |
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BlackRock questions companies with few or no women on boards |
News | 03 Feb 2018 | Bloomberg – BlackRock Asks Companies to Explain Dearth of Women on Boards |
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UBS supports investment in female-led companies |
News | 15 Dec 2017 | The Telegraph – Invest in female-led companies for big returns, says UBS in Damascene conversion |
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Malaysia’s progress to achieve 30% women on boards by 2020 |
News | 18 Nov 2017 | The Star – Malaysia’s Top 100 listed companies achieved 19% women on boards; Prime Minister ready to name and shame all-male boards |
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State Street support for women on boards |
News | 13 Nov 2017 | Dow Jones Newswires – State Street To Make Further Push For Gender Diversity on Boards |
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Prepare for emerging risks |
Others’ Press Releases | 11 Oct 2017 | Willis Towers Watson calls for diversity of thought for boards to remain effective in the new economy |
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Make 9-yr rule mandatory to raise gender diversity |
News | 26 Sep 2017 | The Business Times – Make 9-yr rule mandatory to raise gender diversity |
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Is Your Board Future Proof? |
News | 17 Jul 2017 | The Business Times – Is Your Board Future Proof? |
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Bloomberg support for women on boards |
News | 14 Jul 2017 | Bloomberg – BlackRock Puts its Votes Behind Proposals to Get Women on Boards |
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Women on boards as at end Jun 2017 |
News | 14 Jul 2017 | The Business Times – Women’s share of board seats hits double digits |
News | 14 Jul 2017 | The Straits Times – Women’s share of board seats hits a high of 10.3% |
News | 13 Jul 2017 | Zaobao – 大型公司带动 上市公司女董事比率首破10% |
CBD / DAC Press Release | 13 Jul 2017 | Women’s share of directorships in Top 100 Largest Companies in Singapore increased to 12.2%: Diversity Action Committee |
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Deloitte’s Women In The Boardroom: A Global Perspective (5th edition) |
News | 08 Jun 2017 | The Business Times – Asia-Pac boardrooms still lagging behind in gender diversity: Deloitte |
News | 08 Jun 2017 | The Straits Times – More women in Singapore boardrooms last year: Report |
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Trillon dollar investor voting against all-male boards |
News | 31 May 2017 | The Straits Times – All-male Australia boards put on notice |
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Singapore women could look towards pay parity by 2041 |
News | 27 Apr 2017 | The Business Times – Singapore women could look towards pay parity by 2041 |
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Missing link in the diversity debate |
News | 26 Apr 2017 | The Business Times – Missing link in the diversity debate |
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Britain’s largest asset manager’s support for women on boards |
News | 16 Apr 2017 | Financial Times – All-male boards in the US face investors backlash |
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Gender diversity: supply or demand? (SID Boardroom Matters column) |
News | 10 Apr 2017 | The Business Times – Gender diversity: supply or demand? (SID Boardroom Matters column) |
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Targets for Women’s Representation on Boards |
News | 05 Apr 2017 | The Business Times – Women on boards: 20% target by 2020 and 30% by 2030 |
News | 05 Apr 2017 | The Straits Times – Targets set to lift number of women on boards |
News | 05 Apr 2017 | The Straits Times – More women should break glass ceiling, says Chuan-Jin |
News | 05 Apr 2017 | Singapore Business Review – Companies urged to create momentum to have more women on boards |
News | 04 Apr 2017 | Channel NewsAsia – Diversity Action Committee targets 30% of board seats for women by 2030 |
News | 04 Apr 2017 | Bloomberg – Singapore Wants to Double Women on Company Boards in 3 Years |
News | 04 Apr 2017 | Zaobao – 多样化行动委员会设三层目标提高女董事人数 |
News | 04 Apr 2017 | 958FM – 多样化行动委员会制定目标 4年内上市公司董事会女成员比例增加一倍 |
News | 04 Apr 2017 | Channel8 News – 【国会】陈川仁:政府正检讨本地婚内强奸豁免权课题 |
CBD / DAC Press Release | 04 Apr 2017 | Singapore’s Diversity Action Committee sets higher targets for women’s representation on boards : 20% by 2020; 25% by 2025 and 30% by 2030 |
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Government Support for DAC’s work |
Others’ Press Releases | 03 Apr 2017 | Government Support For The Work Of The Diversity Action Committee |
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Companies benefit from board diversity, say bosses |
News | 27 Mar 2017 | The Straits Times – Companies benefit from board diversity, say bosses |
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Call to have 20% women directors on boards by 2020 |
News | 24 Mar 2017 | The Business Times – PAP Women’s Wing, BoardAgender call for mandatory diversity target setting |
News | 24 Mar 2017 | The Straits Times – Call to have 20% women directors on boards by 2020 |
News | 24 Mar 2017 | The New Paper – 20-20 vision for gender diversity on boards |
News | 24 Mar 2017 | Zaobao – 两妇女组织建议 鼓励上市公司与法定机构 增加女董事到至少两成 |
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PAP Women’s Wing Press release |
News | 23 Mar 2017 | Speech by Minister Grace Fu – More gender diversity in Boards |
Others’ Press Releases | 23 Mar 2017 | PAP Women’s Wing Press Release and Proposal Paper to Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) – Strengthening Gender Diversity in Corporate Leadership |
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CCT manager’s CEO builds on a woman’s strengths |
News | 20 Mar 2017 | The Straits Times – CCT manager’s CEO builds on a woman’s strengths |
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Companies need more women leaders for better working boards |
News | 15 Mar 2017 | The Business Times – Companies need more women leaders for better working boards |
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Fewer compliance rules, not more, is what firms need |
News | 13 Mar 2017 | The Straits Times – Fewer compliance rules, not more, is what firms need |
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Governance review should address quality, diversity and engagement |
News | 08 Mar 2017 | The Business Times – Governance review should address quality, diversity and engagement |
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More can be done for gender diversity at work |
News | 05 Mar 2017 | The Straits Times – More can be done for gender diversity at work: Grace Fu |
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NUS CGIO Study |
News | 01 Mar 2017 | The Business Times – Female directors on SGX listcos paid substantially less than male counterparts: NUS study |
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20th anniversary of International Women’s Forum, Singapore Chapter |
News | 16 Feb 2017 | The Straits Times – Yes, this minister does the ironing and windows at home too |
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Time to make changes to the Nine-Year Rule? (SID Boardroom Matters column) |
News | 13 Feb 2017 | The Business Times – Time to make changes to the Nine-Year Rule? (SID Boardroom Matters column) |
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Three ways to maximise a board (SID Boardroom Matters column) |
News | 12 Dec 2016 | The Business Times – Three ways to maximise a board (SID Boardroom Matters column) |
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How queen bees and old boys’ clubs preserve glass ceilings |
News | 23 Nov 2016 | The Straits Times – How queen bees and old boys’ clubs preserve glass ceilings |
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Willis Towers Watson event: Is a glass ceiling holding women back in Singapore? |
News | 27 Oct 2016 | Channel NewsAsia – Promising signs, but progress in board diversity needs to be faster: Halimah |
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DAC Launched Report ‘Women on Boards: Tackling the Issue’ |
News | 06 Oct 2016 | The Business Times – Govt backs push for diversity disclosure |
News | 06 Oct 2016 | The Straits Times – Call to get more women on Singapore boards |
News | 06 Oct 2016 | Zaobao – 本地女董事比率增 但国际排名仍靠后 |
News | 05 Oct 2016 | Channel NewsAsia – More can be done to boost female representation in Singapore boardrooms |
CBD / DAC Press Release | 05 Oct 2016 | Singapore’s DAC recognises progress in women on boards and recommends ways to accelerate change |
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Korn Ferry’s Diversity Scorecard 2016 |
News | 19 Apr 2016 | Bloomberg – Singapore Loses to Less Developed Peers in Board Diversity |
News | 19 Apr 2016 | The Straits Times – Women directors make up just 10.2% of Asia Pacific corporate boards |
News | 19 Apr 2016 | The Business Times – Singapore loses to less developed neighbours in board diversity |
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Narrowing the gender gap in S’pore boardrooms |
News | 11 Apr 2016 | The Business Times – Narrowing the gender gap in S’pore boardrooms |
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Diversity works |
News | 01 Apr 2016 | The Business Times – Diversity works |
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More women ministers possible |
News | 07 Mar 2016 | The Straits Times – More women ministers possible, says Grace Fu |
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Women on boards |
News | 07 Mar 2016 | The Straits Times – Making an impact with ‘enriching’ board roles |
News | 07 Mar 2016 | The Straits Times – The new generation of women on boards |
News | 07 Mar 2016 | Financial Times – Diversity at the top pays dividends |
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Women on boards as at end Dec 2015 |
News | 01 Mar 2016 | The Straits Times – Women stepping up in Singapore boardrooms |
News | 01 Mar 2016 | The Business Times – Women’s share of directorships improves to 9.5% |
News | 29 Feb 2016 | Zaobao – 本地上市公司女董事 占比去年增至9.5% |
News | 29 Feb 2016 | Channel NewsAsia – More women on boards of SGX-listed companies: Diversity Action Committee |
CBD / DAC Press Release | 29 Feb 2016 | Largest companies show the way with women at 10.2% of directorships |
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DAC-IRPAS Event: Board Diversity, Director Nomination and Shareholder Value |
News | 14 Jan 2016 | Zaobao – 调查:本地董事会成员 平均年龄偏高任期偏长 |
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The 30% Club: How women have taken on the old boys’ network |
News | 04 Dec 2015 | Financial Times – The 30% Club: How women have taken on the old boys’ network |
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Bonuses of City executives should be linked to gender balance targets (UK) |
News | 04 Dec 2015 | Gov.uk – Link bonuses to appointment of senior women, says review |
News | 04 Dec 2015 | The Business Times – No women, no bonus: British financial firms urged to come clean on lack of diversity |
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Gender gap: Add grassroots effort to bold rules |
News | 03 Nov 2015 | The Business Times – Gender gap: Add grassroots effort to bold rules |
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EY Women Fast Forward Forum |
News | 31 Oct 2015 | The Straits Times – Women the next engine of growth: Grace Fu |
News | 30 Oct 2015 | Channel NewsAsia – Encourage more gender equality in leadership positions: Grace Fu |
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Gender Equality in the Executive Ranks: A Paradox – The Journey to 2030 survey |
News | 29 Oct 2015 | The Straits Times – More women in the boardroom by 2030? Possible, but urgent steps needed: study |
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Money Mind looks at gender diversity in the boardrooms of Singapore-listed companies |
News | 24 Oct 2015 | Channel NewsAsia (Money Mind) – Why aren’t more women on Singapore company boards? |
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2015 Board of Directors Survey |
News | 22 Oct 2015 | Zaobao – 上市公司征聘非执董 九成通过管理层引荐 ? |
News | 21 Oct 2015 | The Business Times – Competition, manpower top challenges: S’pore chairmen |
News | 21 Oct 2015 | The Business Times – Most boards rely on personal contacts to find new directors: SID |
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Board diversity fosters a healthy balance |
News | 19 Oct 2015 | The Business Times – Board diversity fosters a healthy balance |
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Board Diversity: A Business Imperative |
Article | 19 Oct 2015 | Diversity Action Committee – Board Diversity: A Business Imperative |
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Mastercard Gender Equality Survey |
News | 16 Oct 2015 | The Business Times – Asia’s developing nations pessimistic on equality for women: survey |
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Hermes Investment Management Survey |
News | 13 Oct 2015 | CNBC – Very few investors think about gender diversity: report |
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Diversity Action Committee activates pipeline of 100 women board directors |
News | 30 Sep 2015 | The Business Times – Women must help women improve board diversity: Halimah |
News | 30 Sep 2015 | The Straits Times – Call to step up efforts to put more women on boards |
News | 29 Sep 2015 | Zaobao – 去年底为8.8% 上市公司女董事占比增至9.1% |
CBD / DAC Press Release | 29 Sep 2015 | Diversity Action Committee activates pipeline of 100 women board directors |
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Board diversity provides boost for business |
News | 17 Sep 2015 | The Business Times – Board diversity provides boost for business |
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A Good Nominating Committee Can Save A Company |
News | 07 Sep 2015 | The Business Times – A Good Nominating Committee Can Save A Company |
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Still Not Enough Women In Boardrooms |
News | 29 Aug 2015 | The Straits Times – Still Not Enough Women In Boardrooms |
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More effort needed to develop female leaders here |
News | 03 Jul 2015 | The Straits Times – More effort needed to develop female leaders here: Amy Khor |
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Women in the Boardroom: A Global Perspective (Deloitte Survey) |
News | 26 Jun 2015 | The Business Times – Companies need to go the extra mile to rope in more women |
News | 25 Jun 2015 | The Business Times – Women in boardrooms: Singapore typical of South-east Asia peers |
News | 24 Jun 2015 | The Business Times – Women joining company boards but few chair them: Deloitte Global survey |
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More Search Firms Partnering Diversity Action Committee in Pro-Diversity Effort |
News | 29 May 2015 | Hunt Scanlon – Top Search Firms Partner on Boardroom Diversity Initiative |
News | 29 May 2015 | Zaobao – 支持董事性别多元化猎头公司增至11家 |
News | 28 May 2015 | Channel NewsAsia – 6 more executive search firms pledge to support greater boardroom diversity: DAC |
News | 28 May 2015 | ACN Newswire – More Search Firms Partnering Singapore’s Diversity Action Committee in Pro-Diversity Effort |
News | 28 May 2015 | Zaobao – 多六家高管猎头公司支持董事性别多样性 |
CBD / DAC Press Release | 28 May 2015 | More Search Firms Partnering Diversity Action Committee in Pro-Diversity Effort |
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Firms realising importance of gender diversity on boards |
CBD / DAC Press Release | 05 May 2015 | Channel NewsAsia – Firms realising importance of gender diversity on boards |
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Gender diversity in Asia-Pacific: Too little of a good thing |
News | 28 Apr 2015 | The Business Times – Gender diversity in Asia-Pacific: Too little of a good thing |
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Improvement in the number of women directors on SGX-listed companies’ boards in 2014 |
News | 17 Apr 2015 | The Business Times – Women directorships make some headway among S’pore firms |
News | 17 Apr 2015 | The Straits Times – More women join boards of SGX-listed companies |
News | 17 Apr 2015 | Zaobao – 上市公司女董事去年增约一成 |
News | 16 Apr 2015 | The Business Times – Women’s presence on Singapore boards edges up to 8.8% in 2014: report |
News | 16 Apr 2015 | Channel NewsAsia – More women directors for SGX-listed firms: Diversity Action Committee |
CBD / DAC Press Release | 16 Apr 2015 | Improvement in the number of women directors on SGX-listed companies’ boards in 2014, according to Diversity Action Committee |
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Channel NewsAsia’s Luminary Leadership Forum |
News | 06 Apr 2015 | Channel NewsAsia – Lack of women on boards still a concern: Experts |
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Gender diversity: make it happen |
News | 16 Mar 2015 | The Business Times – Gender diversity: make it happen |
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International Women’s Day |
News | 07 Mar 2015 | The Business Times – Big strides for women – by whose count? |
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Diversity Matters – Adding colour to boards in APAC (Korn Ferry – CGIO Report) |
News | 07 Mar 2015 | The Straits Times – S’pore lagging behind in female directors: Study |
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Hays 2015 Salary Guide |
News | 03 Mar 2015 | The Business Times – Boardrooms in Singapore still lagging in gender diversity |
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Women in Leadership Summit 2015 |
News | 01 Feb 2015 | The Straits Times – Target at least 20 per cent of board seats for women: Grace Fu |
News | 29 Jan 2015 | Channel NewsAsia – Prioritise gender diversity among board members: Grace Fu |
News | 29 Jan 2015 | The Straits Times – Women make up just 8% of Singapore-listed corporate boards. Make it at least 20%: Grace Fu |
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New SGX guide on corporate governance |
News | 01 Feb 2015 | The Straits Times – New SGX guide on corporate governance |
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Launch of Statement of Good Practice in Executive Search for Board Directors |
News | 16 Jan 2015 | Zaobao – 五猎头公司将助本地企业 聘用更多女性董事 |
News | 16 Jan 2015 | The Business Times – Gender diversity gets a boost from search firms |
News | 15 Jan 2015 | Singapore Business Review – Search firms team up with Diversity Action Committee in bid to boost board diversity |
News | 15 Jan 2015 | The Straits Times – Best practices on having more women, diverse boards in Singapore introduced |
News | 15 Jan 2015 | The Business Times – Search firms define best practices to support gender diversity in board appointments |
News | 15 Jan 2015 | Channel NewsAsia – Diversity Action Committee to launch best practices for board appointments |
CBD / DAC Press Release | 15 Jan 2015 | Top Search Firms Partner Diversity Action Committee in Pro-Diversity Effort |
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Egon Zehnder’s 20 by 20 |
News | 03 Dec 2014 | The Straits Times – Mixed bag for gender diversity in S’pore firms |
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No simple panacea in gender quotas |
News | 18 Nov 2014 | The Straits Times – No simple panacea in gender quotas |
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Singapore Board Diversity Report 2014 |
News | 05 Nov 2014 | The Business Times – Snapshot of Singapore’s board diversity |
News | 30 Oct 2014 | The Business Times – Diverse boards perform better: study |
News | 29 Oct 2014 | Channel NewsAsia – Companies with diverse boardrooms have better returns: NUS-BoardAgender study |
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SID-ISCA Report |
News | 04 Nov 2014 | The Straits Times – Alarming gender gap in make-up of Singapore company boards |
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Consider gender diversity on boards for its economic value |
News | 31 Oct 2014 | The Straits Times – Consider gender diversity on boards for its economic value |
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Board diversity: Policy should weigh benefits and costs |
News | 07 Oct 2014 | Link 1 |
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CS Gender 3000: Women In Senior Management report |
News | 26 Sep 2014 | The Straits Times – Women here still hit glass ceiling |
News | 26 Sep 2014 | The New Paper – Singapore’s female CEO representation highest in Asia |
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Fighting for what’s right (Chew Gek Khim) |
News | 16 Sep 2014 | The Business Times – Fighting for what’s right (Chew Gek Khim) |
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SID Directors’ Conference 2014 |
News | 04 Sep 2014 | The Straits Times – Call for capitalism that gives back |
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Quota for female directors not ruled out |
News | 04 Sep 2014 | The Business Times – Quota for female directors not ruled out: Grace Fu |
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Introducing the Diversity Action Committee and its Pioneering Members |
Others’ Press Releases | 29 Aug 2014 | Introducing the Diversity Action Committee and its Pioneering Members |
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More can be done to support vulnerable women |
News | 24 Aug 2014 | The Straits Times – More can be done to support vulnerable women: Grace Fu |
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Diversity Task Force’s recommendations |
News | 26 Apr 2014 | The Business Times – ‘No’ to quotas for gender diversity |
News | 25 Apr 2014 | The Straits Times – Steps to put more women on company boards |
News | 27 Mar 2014 | Diversity Action Committee to take forward 10 recommendations by Diversity Task Force regarding women on boards |
News | 27 Mar 2014 | Women Under-Represented on Boards of SGX-Listed Companies |
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Diversity Task Force’s study on gender diversity on boards and in senior management |
Others’ Press Releases | 11 Jul 2013 | Diversity Task Force to Launch Survey on Gender Diversity on Boards and in Senior Management |
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Launch of Singapore Board Diversity Report 2012 |
News | 13 Oct 2012 | More women on boards but equality still elusive |
Speech | 12 Oct 2012 | Launch of the Singapore Board Gender Diversity Report ‘The Female Factor’ 2012 (Speech by Halimah Yacob) |
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The High-Level Policy Dialogue on Women and the Economy, APEC Women and the Economy Forum 2012 |
Speech | 30 Jun 2012 | The High-Level Policy Dialogue on Women and the Economy, APEC Women and the Economy forum (Speech by Halimah Yacob) |
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Launch of Singapore Board Diversity Report 2011 |
News | 26 Oct 2011 | Still a man’s world in boardrooms |
Speech | 25 Oct 2011 | Launch of the Singapore board gender diversity report ‘A focus on the female factor’ (Speech by Halimah Yacob) |