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Asia’s lack of women on boards shows it has work to do

July 18, 2017
Diversity & Inclusion

Women hold just one in eight seats on the boards of Asia’s largest public companies, a level that puts them behind peers in Europe and North America despite the region’s economic growth and increasingly mature stock markets.

> Read the full article on the Financial Times website

By Sarah Gordon and Kana Inagaki

Source: Financial Times

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