Out of 19262 professionals only 1145 (5.94%) are Women. Of these 1145 Women,
- 30 are/were civil servants
- 38 are IIM graduates
- 14 are/were professors at IITs/IIMs/IISc
- 114 are graduates from foreign universities (including Harvard, Wharton, Kellog and Stanford)
- 140 hold Doctorates
- 297 are Chartered Accountants, 265 are Company Secretaries, 46 are Cost Accountants
- 289 are Lawyers and 7 are Medical Doctors
- 99 are Engineers of which 18 are from IITs, 10 from BITS and 0 from ITBHU
- 66 are already holding 108 independent directorships on listed companies
- 71% have more than 10 years experience
With the Companies Bill now mandating at-least one Women Director on the board of listed companies, there is going to be a huge requirement for Women Directors.
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