Bangladesh tops the list in terms of women on board of listed companies

Bangladesh tops the list in terms of women on board of listed companies in South Asia, as per the study conducted by International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE).

According to data, there was an increase in the percentage of women who are independent directors on listed companies from 5% in 2020 to 6%, despite COVID-19

2020 IFC-DSE study showed at the time around 18% of listed company board directors were women, which has remained the same.