WOMEN’S BOARDROOM REPRESENTATION IN FIRM’S PERFORMANCE: EMPIRICAL STUDY COMPARING INDIA AND DEVELOPED COUNTRIES

The purpose of this paper is to explore by a comparative global perspective and highlight the issue of women facing in corporate sector directors in India compared to other developed economies. This is done by publishing data on women's labor force participation, gender diversity in business and the right now facing situation in India or identify possible helpful factors. To understand the current perspective on the representation of women in corporate boards, the paper makes a comparative analysis of developed countries (i.e. European countries the United States and the Canada) and selected emerging economies. Our study adds to research arguing that organizations with effective and gender -equal board structures have stronger governance and benefit in firm’s performance. The results of the study will benefit companies in the long term and increase awareness of the value that gender diversity in the management structure can bring a high-performance management in both governance, environmental and social and (community and employee) areas factors.

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Keywords: Global Perspective, Corporate Sector, Women's Labor Force, Emerging Economies.


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